Cornstalk

noun, slang

noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.

    "Holonym: cornfield"

  2. 2
    the stalk of a corn plant wordnet
  3. 3
    A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
  4. 4
    A non-indigenous person born in Australia. Australia, obsolete, slang
  5. 5
    a non-indigenous native of New South Wales. Australia, derogatory, slang

    "He's a bloody cornstalk."

Synonyms

All synonyms
corn stalkcorn stalk

Example

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"As we all know, witches ride through the air on a broom, but sometimes their means of locomotion was a bulrush, a branch of thorn, mullein stalks, cornstalk, or ragweed, called fairies' horse in Ireland."

Etymology

From corn + stalk.

Related phrases

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