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Definition of "corn-fed" [corn-fed]

  • Fed on corn: corn-fed pigs. (adjective)
  • Slang Healthy and strong, but provincial and unsophisticated. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "corn-fed" in a sentence
  • ""It came from going to have dinner at Craft in Las Vegas, and they told me that there was only had corn-fed beef," she said."
  • "But we've never not served corn-fed beef in the restaurant."
  • "He's all about high-fructose corn syrup and there is only corn-fed beef on all of his menus now."
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