flint corn

noun

a variety of corn, Zea mays indurata, having very hard-skinned kernels not subject to shrinkage.

Nearby words

fling, fling (throw) down the gauntlet, fling oneself at someone, flinger, flint, flint corn, flint glass, flint's murmur, flinthead, flintlock, flintoff

Origin of flint corn

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705

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