Definition of Corncribs

1. Noun. (plural of corncrib) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corncribs

1. corncrib [n] - See also: corncrib

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corncribs

cornbraided
cornbraiding
cornbraids
cornbrash
cornbread
cornbreads
corncake
corncakes
corncob
corncobs
corncockle
corncockles
corncrake
corncrakes
corncrib
corncribs (current term)
corncutter
corncutters
corndodger
corndodgers
corndog
corndogs
cornea farinata
cornea urica
corneal
corneal astigmatism
corneal corpuscles
corneal diseases

Literary usage of Corncribs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"The sun is now on the point of retiring for the night, although it is barely three o'clock,.and the sight of the tall caches, like corncribs, which mark the ..."

2. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York by Solomon Northup (1855)
"... corncribs, and several negro cabins. Near the house was -a peach orchard, and gardens of orange and pomegranate trees. The space was entirely surrounded ..."

3. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1860)
"The lines of corncribs below Chillicothe, on some of the great bottoms, extend sometimes half a mile in one continuous line, built of rails, ..."

4. Putnam's Magazine (1908)
"Even now you may see log corncribs a mile or so from the birthplace monument which must be just such as were commonly built all over this region in the ..."

5. The Poets and Poetry of America by Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1856)
"Long while might I prolong this strain, Relating thence how great his gain ; How he who held not from the poor, Now saw his corncribs running o'er ; And how ..."

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