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corn dollies

corn dollies is the plural of corn dolly.

Meaning of corn dolly

Noun

corn dolly (plural corn dollies)

  1. A traditional figure made from straw, associated with pre-industrial harvest customs of Europe.
    • Many of these fetishes and objects of superstition are things which have ended in becoming children's playthings. Dolls of straw such as the "corn dollies" were to promote good harvests, dolls with a tooth atttached were to help with teething.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 159

Questions about corn dollies

What is corn dollies the plural of?
Corn dollies is the plural of corn dolly.

Words near corn dollies in the dictionary

  1. corn crusher
  2. corn crushers
  3. corn dog
  4. corn dogs
  5. corn doll
  6. corn dollies
  7. corn dolls
  8. corn dolly
  9. corn earworm
  10. corn earworms
  11. corn exchange

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