1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil ii. 30 Corneshocks sindged with blasterus hurling Of Southwynd whizeling.
1857 2 665 During winter they may be tracked..to the neighboring corn-shocks, which they have visited for food.
1969 E. H. Pinto 97/2 In New England, where the term ‘shock’ is more usual than ‘stock’, the device was known as a corn shock binder.