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CORNED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corned mean?
• CORNED (adjective)
The adjective CORNED has 1 sense:
1. (used especially of meat) cured in brine
Familiarity information: CORNED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used especially of meat) cured in brine
Synonyms:
corned; cured
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Context examples
Oh, there's corned beef and plenty of potatoes, and I shall get some asparagus and a lobster, 'for a relish', as Hannah says.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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