Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ear of maize or Indian corn in the green and milky state, and fit for roasting.
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Examples
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They bore the prohibition well while it affected only themselves, but the trial was too great when it came to denying their horses; and men whose discipline kept faith with my guards during the roasting-ear period now fell from grace.
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They bore the prohibition well while it affected only themselves, but the trial was too great when it came to denying their horses; and men whose discipline kept faith with my guards during the roasting-ear period now fell from grace.
Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger
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Soon, thereafter, the green corn or roasting-ear came into season, and I heard no more of the scurvy.
Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger
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But I'd sooner have a roasting-ear and stay at home and cook.
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I never allowed him to run with packs, but generally used him in treeing coon, which pestered the cornfields during roasting-ear season and in the fall.
The Outlet Andy Adams 1897
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The young ones'd be flying by roasting-ear time -- and in fall the sloughs was black with ducks and geese.
The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough 1890
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They bore the prohibition well while it affected only themselves, but the trial was too great when it came to denying their horses; and men whose discipline kept faith with my guards during the roasting-ear period now fell from grace.
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Complete Philip Henry Sheridan 1859
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They bore the prohibition well while it affected only themselves, but the trial was too great when it came to denying their horses; and men whose discipline kept faith with my guards during the roasting-ear period now fell from grace.
The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Volume I., Part 2 Philip Henry Sheridan 1859
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They bore the prohibition well while it affected only themselves, but the trial was too great when it came to denying their horses; and men whose discipline kept faith with my guards during the roasting-ear period now fell from grace.
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 1 Philip Henry Sheridan 1859
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Soon, thereafter, the green corn or roasting-ear came into season, and I heard no more of the scurvy.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Volume II., Part 4 1855
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