corning

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corning - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Corn \Corn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corned (k?rnd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Corning.]
     1. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle
        with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt
        slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn
        a tongue.
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     2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn
        gunpowder.
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     3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn
        horses. --Jamieson.
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     4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one.
        [Colloq.]
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     Corning house, a house or place where powder is corned or
        granulated.
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corning - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Corning, AR (city, FIPS 15460)
    Location: 36.41082 N, 90.58585 W
    Population (1990): 3323 (1504 housing units)
    Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 72422
  Corning, CA (city, FIPS 16322)
    Location: 39.92634 N, 122.18200 W
    Population (1990): 5870 (2428 housing units)
    Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 96021
  Corning, IA (city, FIPS 16500)
    Location: 40.99390 N, 94.73927 W
    Population (1990): 1806 (915 housing units)
    Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50841
  Corning, KS (city, FIPS 15725)
    Location: 39.65642 N, 96.02867 W
    Population (1990): 142 (70 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 66417
  Corning, MO (town, FIPS 16462)
    Location: 40.24883 N, 95.45474 W
    Population (1990): 88 (40 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64435
  Corning, NY (city, FIPS 18256)
    Location: 42.14722 N, 77.05671 W
    Population (1990): 11938 (5585 housing units)
    Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 14830
  Corning, OH (village, FIPS 18770)
    Location: 39.60232 N, 82.08866 W
    Population (1990): 703 (298 housing units)
    Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)