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kirn-baby
ˈkirn-ˌbaby Also kern-. [f. kirn n.2 + baby n. 2, ‘doll, puppet’.] A rude semblance of a human figure made out of the last handful of corn cut on the harvest-field, and dressed as a female, which formerly played a part in the ceremonial of the kirn or harvest-home, and was afterwards often hung up o... Oxford English Dictionary
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kirn
▪ I. kirn, n.1 Sc. and north. dial. (kɜːn, Sc. kɪrn) Also 4–6 kirne, 5–6 kyrn(e; north. Eng. 7 kerne, 7–9 kern, kurn. [Northern form of churn n.: cf. ON. kirna, in same sense.] 1. A churn.1338–9 Acc. Rolls Durham (Surtees) 311 In j kirne emp. pro eadem [dayeria], 5d. 1483 Cath. Angl. 204/1 (MS. A.) ... Oxford English Dictionary
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cliack
cliack Sc. (ˈklaɪək) Also clyack. [Possibly a. Gaelic cliathach (kliəax) battle, because of the contest or struggle to have the ‘last cut’.] The last armful of corn cut at harvest on any farm, the kirn-cut: called in the south of Scotland the ‘maiden’, and in Northumberland the ‘kirn-baby’: cf. kirn... Oxford English Dictionary
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corn-baby
corn-baby a literary perversion of kirn-baby = harvest-home doll (baby 2); originated by an erroneous conjecture of Brand, and retained by some writers on folklore, but never in popular use.1777 Brand Pop. Antiq. (1810) 341 The Northern word [Kern-baby] is plainly a corruption of Corn Baby, or Image... Oxford English Dictionary
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corn dolly
ˈcorn dolly, n. Also corn-dolly. [A popular corruption of kirn-dolly (s.v. kirn-baby n.), the first element taken as corn n.1; see corn-baby n.] = kirn-baby n., a symbolic or decorative figure celebrating the harvest home.1952 Sunday Times 21 Sept. 2 [Worcs.] His ‘corn dollies’ have attracted intere... Oxford English Dictionary
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knack
▪ I. knack, n.1 (næk) Forms: 4–6 knak, 6–7 knacke, 7– knack. [ME. knak: in senses 1 and 2 = Du. knak, G. (orig. LG.) knack, knacke (also gnacke), knacks, Norw. knak; also Gael. cnac (? from Sc.). Of echoic origin: cf. the associated knack v.] † 1. A sharp sounding blow, stroke, or rap. Cf. knap n.2 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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maiden
▪ I. maiden, n. and a. (ˈmeɪd(ə)n) Forms: 1 mæᵹden, mǽden, Northumb. mai(ᵹ)den, 2 mæȝdon, 2–3 mei-, meyden, 3 mæiden, Orm. maȝȝdenn, 4–7 mayden, (4 maþen, 4–6 ma-, mai-, maj-, maydan, -din(e, -don, -dun, -dyn, 6 madne, 9 maden), 3– maiden. [OE. mæᵹden str. neut. = OHG. magatîn, (MHG. magetîn; the mo... Oxford English Dictionary
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neck
▪ I. neck, n.1 (nɛk) Forms: α. 1 hnecca, 4–6 nekke, 4–7 nek, (5–6 neke, 6 neeke), 3–7 necke, 4– neck. β. 4 nycke, nhicke, nihcke; nak. [OE. hnecca wk. masc. = OFris. hnecka, necke, MDu. necke (Du. nek), MHG. nacke (G. nacken), ON. hnakki (Da. nakke, Sw. nacke); a strong masc. form appears in MDu. na... Oxford English Dictionary
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