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corned

USKORND/kɔɹnd/UKKAWND/kɔːnd/

4 meanings of corned

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Kept from spoiling by packing or treating it in salt.

    Like packing food in salt the way people did before fridges existed.

    We bought corned beef for the sandwiches.

    The corned pork stayed good for weeks without a fridge.

    Similarsalted, pickled, brined

    Oppositefresh

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of corn. Use this form when the action already happened.

    They corned the beef before the long winter.

    The cook corned several cuts of meat last week.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Made up of small, separate grains rather than one solid lump.

    Like sugar that comes in little grains instead of one hard block.

    The corned salt poured easily from the jar.

    We used corned powder that felt rough between our fingers.

    Similargranulated, granular, coarse

    Oppositefine, powdered

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    adjectiveobsolete
    Drunk after having too much alcohol.

    Like someone who has drunk so much they can hardly walk straight.

    By midnight half the crew was corned and singing.

    A year ago last Fo'th July / A lot of the boys was here. / We all got corned and signed the pledge / For to drink no more that year.
    1890, John Hay, “The Pledge at Spunky Point”Here, corned means drunk.
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corned is a form of corn

corn, verb: To keep meat from spoiling by packing it in coarse salt. Full entry

Forms
corncorns he/she/itcorning -ing formcorned past tense, past participle
Spelling
corn → corned: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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