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mutton corn

American  

noun

South Atlantic States.

  1. sweet corn, especially when ripe and ready for eating on the cob.

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The breakfast is just as was their supper—cold mutton, corn bread, and yerba tea.

From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.

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