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Popcorn   /pˈɑpkˌɔrn/   Listen
Popcorn

noun
1.
Corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat.  Synonym: Zea mays everta.
2.
Small kernels of corn exploded by heat.



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"Popcorn" Quotes from Famous Books



... the ghost by a unanimous vote that the money must not be spent on the profitless amusement. It really was a sacrifice, for every Scout had set his heart on a hike to St. Cloud and a day crowded full of gaiety and glitter, not to mention a stomach crowded fuller with peanuts, popcorn and lemonade. ...
— The Boy Scout Fire Fighters • Irving Crump

... want somebody to kiss it and make it well? Here's a quarter for your time. With them butter-fingers, you better get a job greasin' popcorn." ...
— Gaslight Sonatas • Fannie Hurst

... principal exports being spruce gum and Christmas trees. Here also the huckleberry hath her home. But the country seems to run largely to Christmas trees. They were not yet in bloom when I visited the State, so it was too early to gather popcorn ...
— Remarks • Bill Nye

... was to laugh again, she thought. When the tree was fully ablaze, all, with the exception of Mr. Hickson joined hands and danced around it. Then they had to taste of the various and doubtful makings of candies, and ate a bread-pan of snow-white popcorn sprinkled with melted butter. Then Mr. Hickson told some stories, and his wife in a clear, sweet voice led the children in some Christmas songs. Oh, it was a real Christmas Eve, made doubly joyful by the simple helpfulness and kindness of all ...
— Dorian • Nephi Anderson

... though it is better to make a rule of chewing all food well. We can exercise our teeth also by eating plenty of foods that require a good deal of chewing, especially the crusts of bread, and vegetables such as corn, celery, lettuce, nuts, parched grains, and popcorn. ...
— A Handbook of Health • Woods Hutchinson


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