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off-corn|ˈɒfkɔːn, ɔː-|
[off adv. 1.]
The corn which is thrown out or separated in winnowing, either as being light, or not separated from the chaff; waste or ‘offal’ corn.
1573Tusser Husb. (1878) 176 Such ofcorne as commeth giue wife to hir fee. a1641Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. (1642) 6 Mixed here with chaffe, off-corne, tares. 1856Farmer's Mag. Nov. 384 The expense of carting, which would be paid by the off-corn. |