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Guinea corn
Guinea corn
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Guinea corn1
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
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Example Sentences
In the early 17th century, slaves brought sweet sorghum seeds, then known as “guinea corn,” to the United States.
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It is a fermented drink made from guinea corn, and is, I was told, highly intoxicating if one drinks enough of it.
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Their food consists principally of the grains ghaseb and ghafouley, or guinea-corn.
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Asses are exceedingly numerous, and likewise go to Soudan to fetch guinea-corn.
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Sometimes I take milk, with cakes of rice or flour; or Guinea-corn, baked in a very useful article in my kitchen; viz.
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In the West Indies maize, guinea corn, sugar-corn tops, and sometimes molasses are given.
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