white flint

British  

noun

1. another name for flint

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Example Sentences

Mr. Davis said his farm has lost the King Philip corn that once grew there, but has kept its white flint line going.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2021

Davis Farm in Stonington, Conn., at the state’s southeastern tip, still grows a white flint corn that the family obtained around 1654 from a local tribe.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2021

Wrote Alan: “The common boulders that served as the basis for the White Flint name are actually white quartz. Geologists say there is no such thing as white flint rocks.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

Let settle, drain off the clear lye, and pour it upon as much white flint corn, shelled and picked, as it will cover.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha

The chief varieties cultivated in the Northern and Eastern States are the white flint, tea, Siberian, bald, Black Sea, and the Italian spring wheat.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.