corned en · ADJ
Etymology
From corn + -ed. Piecewise doublet of grained.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Consisting of grains; granulated.
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(not-comparable, of meat) Preserved in salt.
Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies.
2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, in CNN:
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(not-comparable, obsolete, slang) Drunk.
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”, in Poems, page 30:
Deriveds
corned beef · uncorned · corned-out
Translations (4)
el παστός (preserved in salt) · bg осолен (preserved in salt) · gv sailjey (preserved in salt) · ga saillte (preserved in salt)