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ˈcornland, corn-land
a. Land appropriated to, or suitable for, the cultivation of corn.
1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 43 (Mätzn.) Þere is nobil cornlond and fruytful. 1469Plumpton Corr. 21 The corne⁓land is overflotin with water. a1613Overbury Characters, Jaylor, The best acre of corn-land..in England. 1707Curios. in Husb. & Gard. 140 Nitre..has the greatest Effect on all Corn-Lands. 1846C. G. Prowett æschylus' Prom. Bd. 18 The broad Corn-lands of fruitful Cicily. 1866Kingsley Herew. vi. 124 Broken by cornland and snug farms.
b. Land suitable for growing maize. U.S.
1654E. Johnson Hist. New Eng. (1867) 41 Their Corne Land in Tillage in this Towne is about 1200. Acres. 1838H. W. Ellsworth Valley N. Wabash iv. 39 The lands, that we call first rate corn-lands, are generally alluvial bottom lands. |