Definition of Mealies

1. n. pl. Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South Africa.

Definition of Mealies

1. Noun. (plural of mealie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mealies

1. mealie [n] - See also: mealie

Medical Definition of Mealies

1. Maize or Indian corn; the common name in South Africa. Origin: From Mealy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mealies

meal-tide
meal-tides
meal plan
meal ticket
meal tickets
meal worm
mealberry
mealed
mealer
mealers
mealie
mealie land
mealie meal
mealiepap
mealier
mealies (current term)
mealiest
mealiness
mealinesses
mealing
mealless
mealman
mealmen
meals
meals on wheels
mealtide
mealtides
mealtime
mealtimes
mealworm

Literary usage of Mealies

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

1. With Plumer in Matabeleland: An Account of the Operations of the by Frank W. Sykes, C. G. Löwinger (1897)
"... rear was dense NATIVE WOMEN GRINDING mealies. bush, on the left lay the path along which they had come, and to the right a rugged and impassable valley. ..."

2. In Remotest Barotseland: Being an Account of a Journey of Over 8,000 Miles by Colin Harding (1905)
"The endless sound of drums takes the place of the stamp Native women gathering mealies. of the persistent pestle, which during the whole day has irritated ..."

3. Behind the Scenes in the Transvaal by David Mackay Wilson (1901)
"Some Pretoria Scandals—Story of a farm sale—The Forest Concession— The Book Scandal — The Donkey and mealies Contract — The secret of the ..."

4. "Cape Times" Law Reports: A Record of Every Matter Disposed of in the by South Africa Supreme Court (1908)
"Defendant delivered the mealies ea agreed on, but in such a bad and unsaleable state that they were ii.sole.se. Plaintiff demanded a refund of the purchase ..."

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