2. Adjective. (informal sometimes pejorative of a person) sheltered; uncultured; as, a cornfed hillbilly; especially a large white male ¹
3. Adjective. (informal of a vehicle) running on ethanol (E85) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cornfed
1. fed on corn [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornfed
Literary usage of Cornfed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Muskets and Medicine, Or, Army Life in the Sixties by Charles Beneulyn Johnson (1917)
"Den 'bout de nex wick de cornfed'ts kem an' tuck what de Yankis lef. Den dey kep'
see- sawin' lack ; fust de Yankis den de cornfed'ts, ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... Than cornfed beasts, whose bellie is their God, Although they preach, of more
perfection. And yet (my priests) pray you to God for Peerce, As Peerce can ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1912)
"... them Shall scale the walls which lead us up to heaven, Than cornfed beasts,
whose belly is their God, Although they preach of more perfection. EPILOGUS. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1840)
"We no camels have to show Nor elephant with growt head,» We can dunce, he cannot
go, Because the beast is cornfed." Oh '. lame and impotent conclusion ..."
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