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corncrib

[ kawrn-krib ]

noun

  1. a ventilated structure for the storage of unhusked corn.


corncrib

/ ˈ°ìɔ˲ÔËŒ°ì°ùɪ²ú /

noun

  1. a ventilated building for the storage of unhusked maize
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of corncrib1

First recorded in 1675–85; corn 1 + crib
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Authorities say Mack told investigators that he, 18-year-old Alexander Lilly and a 17-year-old girl drove around the county on Aug. 19, looking for a place to set a fire and settled on the corncrib.

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The court records say Mack later told investigators that he, Lilly and the girl had driven around the area, looking for a place to set a fire, and settled on the corncrib.

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One time, she hid passengers in a corncrib, and another time in the secret bottom of a brick wagon.

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Harriet remembered how Ben had blindfolded himself so he wouldn’t “see†her that Christmas night she stayed in the corncrib with a party of fugitives.

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“We don’t know for certain. We could wait and see. We could tie him or shut him up in the corncrib or some place till we know for sure!â€

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