cut corn

Frequency: 5.05.5 per million words

To harvest a cereal crop by cutting the stalks, primarily in BrE.

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  • The farmers will cut the corn when it's fully ripe.
  • We need to cut the corn before the autumn rains begin.
  • They used traditional scythes to cut corn in the old days.
  • The harvest crew will cut corn in the eastern fields first.
  • It's time to cut the corn as it has turned golden brown.
  • Modern combines can cut and thresh corn simultaneously.
  • The weather forecast looks good for when we cut the corn.
  • Local farmers gathered to help cut corn at harvest time.
  • You should cut corn early in the morning when it's dry.
  • The village celebrates after they cut all the corn each year.