mealies
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As a wild boy, he had eaten crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
My food consisted mainly of crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were scattered here and there among untidy stands of mealies, rioting pumpkin vines, and sweet potatoes.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
They halted below the tower, one ahead, the other two hanging back among the tall fronds of a stand of mealies.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Nhamo talked until darkness fell and an evening wind made the mealies rustle.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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