corns
noun
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The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales.
Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.
A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
Example: He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.
A small, hard particle.
verb
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To granulate; to form a substance into grains
Example: to corn gunpowder
To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef
To provide with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed
Example: Corn the horses.
To render intoxicated
Example: ale strong enough to corn one
noun
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A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.
Synonyms:clavus