"corn-cracker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: corn-crackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} corn-cracker (plural corn-crackers)
  1. (US, archaic, mildly derogatory) A lower-class white person in the southern US. Tags: US, archaic, derogatory, mildly Categories (lifeform): Maize (crop)
    Sense id: en-corn-cracker-en-noun-S7q44DuS Disambiguation of Maize (crop): 51 49 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. (US, archaic) An agricultural machine for removing the shells from corn. Tags: US, archaic Categories (lifeform): Maize (crop)
    Sense id: en-corn-cracker-en-noun-0-vTgYKe Disambiguation of Maize (crop): 51 49 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: corn cracker, corncracker Related terms: Corn-cracker State

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