horse corn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of horse corn
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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"Rise up, rise up, my bonny boy, Gi'e my horse corn and hay."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
I'm speaking o' hay and you o' horse corn.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
The tea was to be served in the large barn adjoining the church, surrounded on two sides by tall plantations of Indian corn, a rough kind known as horse corn, and not used at table.
From Ringfield A Novel by S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison
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