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corn-cracker

corn-cracker

8.4
A tool that breaks corn kernels for food or animal feed
  • noun
  • US
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  • The farmer used a corn-cracker to prepare feed for his livestock.

Examples

  • Older country kitchens often included a hand-operated corn-cracker for daily use.

  • The corn-cracker is essential for making cornmeal.

  • She bought a corn-cracker to make fresh corn dishes.

  • We bought a new corn-cracker for the farm.

  • The farmer used a corn-cracker to prepare feed for his livestock.

  • Older country kitchens often included a hand-operated corn-cracker for daily use.

  • She bought a corn-cracker to make fresh corn dishes.

Synonyms

grinder
vscorn-cracker
  • Specialized
27 2.5

A machine that crushes materials, for example coffee beans

is specific to breaking kernels for food or animal feed

Surface Forms

corn-cracker singular
corn-crackers plural

Morphology

corn-cracker = corn + cracker (transparent) = corn + cracker

A straightforward noun–noun compound: 'corn' (kernels) + 'cracker' (device that cracks) yields a device for cracking corn, directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word corn-cracker is simply two words put together: corn and cracker, and cracker comes from the verb 'to crack', meaning 'break'. Think of a nutcracker that breaks nuts, and a corn-cracker does the same for corn kernels.