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corn dolly

corn dolly noun: a traditional figure made from straw, associated with pre-industrial harvest customs of Europe.

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

Synonyms of corn dolly

Forms of corn dolly

pluralcorn dollies

Questions about corn dolly

What does corn dolly mean?
Corn dolly means a traditional figure made from straw, associated with pre-industrial harvest customs of Europe.
What part of speech is corn dolly?
Corn dolly is a noun.
What is the plural of corn dolly?
The plural of corn dolly is corn dollies.

Words near corn dolly in the dictionary

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

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