Definitions for Cornstalk

Cornstalk corn·stalk

Spelling: [kawrn-stawk]
IPA: /ˈkɔrnˌstɔk/

Cornstalk is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 601 anagrams from letters in Cornstalk (acklnorst).

Definitions for Cornstalk

noun

  1. the stalk or stem of corn, especially Indian corn.

Origin of Cornstalk

An Americanism dating back to 1635-45; corn1 + stalk1

Examples for Cornstalk

The harvest mouse sat on the top of a cornstalk and nibbled his supper.

cornstalk is said to have had a presentiment of his approaching fate.

Thus Quonna is a buffalo, Abrootoo is a cornstalk, Abbradi a plantain.

They were butchered after making a feast for cornstalk and his warriors.

It is hard to say who displayed the best generalship, cornstalk or Lewis.

cornstalk exerted all his influence to arrest it, but in vain.

"cornstalk drill" thus became a frontier epithet of derision.

But cornstalk and Logan would not lead a big force into any of the valleys.

See p. 172, note 2, for sketch of life and death of cornstalk.

They were cornstalk guns, but not the less dangerous on that account.

Word Value for Cornstalk
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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