"cornfed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cornfed [comparative], most cornfed [superlative]
Etymology: From corn + fed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|fed}} corn + fed Head templates: {{en-adj}} cornfed (comparative more cornfed, superlative most cornfed)
  1. (not comparable, of an animal) Fed on corn. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cornfed-en-adj-CfYd1dsX
  2. (informal, sometimes derogatory, of a person) Sheltered; uncultured. Tags: derogatory, informal, sometimes
    Sense id: en-cornfed-en-adj-a5BDFLbk
  3. (informal, of a vehicle) Running on ethanol (E85). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cornfed-en-adj-3NmdqppE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 27 50

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