English Dictionary: Corning | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Corning | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder. 3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses. --Jamieson. 4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one. [Colloq.] {Corning house}, a house or place where powder is corned or granulated. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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) |