flint corn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flint corn
An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Polenta is made from flint corn, which is coarser and holds a firmer texture, while grits are made from dent corn, which produces a finer consistency.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Davis Farm in Stonington, Conn., at the state’s southeastern tip, still grows a white flint corn that the family obtained around 1654 from a local tribe.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
If it wasn’t the King Philip strain, then it was another closely related variety of sweet, deeply flavorful Northern flint corn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
This is about half the time most corn needs to ripen, making Gaspé the earliest maturing Northern flint corn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Sweet corn, however, appears upon the three types of pop-corn indiscriminately, but, on the other hand, the pop-corns do not appear upon the flint corn ears.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
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