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Definition of Mealie
1. Noun. An ear of corn.
Generic synonyms: Capitulum, Ear, Spike
Definition of Mealie
1. Noun. (South Africa) An ear or kernel of maize; in plural as mass noun: maize, corn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mealie
1. an ear of corn [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mealie
Literary usage of Mealie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On Trek in the Transvaal: Or, Over Berg and Veldt in South Africa by Harriet A. Roche (1878)
"... Cave—The ruined Dorp— A fern lovers' Paradise—Kafir kraals and mealie grounds—"We
reach our journey's end. 6th July.—" Our lines have fallen in pleasant ..."
2. A West Pointer with the Boers by John Y. Fillmore Blake (1903)
"BOER COMMISSARY "mealie PAP" AS A RATION I TAKE COMMAND OF THE IRISH BRIGADE WAR
DECLARED. Before we begin to fight I must say something about the fighters, ..."
3. Savage Childhood: A Study of Kafir Children by Dudley Kidd (1906)
"V. A mealie GAME A mealie game is played as follows : A number of mealies are
placed in two long rows that are sometimes fully three yards in length. ..."
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