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earnt one's corn

earnt one's corn is the simple past and past participle of earn one's corn.

Meaning of earn one's corn

Verb

earn one's corn (third-person singular simple present earns one's corn, present participle earning one's corn, simple past and past participle earned one's corn or earnt one's corn)

  1. (UK, informal) Synonym of earn one's keep.
    Synonyms:
    earn one's keep

Questions about earnt one's corn

What is earnt one's corn the simple past and past participle of?
Earnt one's corn is the simple past and past participle of earn one's corn.

Words near earnt one's corn in the dictionary

  1. Earnshaw
  2. Earnshaw's theorem
  3. Earnshaws
  4. earnt
  5. earnt a crust
  6. earnt one's corn
  7. earnt one's crust
  8. earnt one's keep
  9. earnt one's spurs
  10. earnt one's stripes
  11. earnt one's wings

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