to parch corn

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• Parch — (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See {Pierce}.] 1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• parch — verb a) To burn the surface of, to scorch. The sun today could parch cement. b) To roast, as dry grain. We used grandmas skillet to parch corn …   Wiktionary

• Corn stoves — Corn stoves,(also spelt as Corn Stoves , Corn Fireplaces ), is a home heater or a small business heater that uses local renewable whole kernel shelled corn as fuel. Local renewable whole kernel shelled corn is supplied by two million local… …   Wikipedia

• parch — [pärch] vt. [ME perchen < ?] 1. to expose (corn, peas, etc.) to great heat so as to dry or roast slightly 2. to dry up with heat; make hot and dry 3. to make very thirsty 4. to dry up and shrivel with cold vi. to become very dry, hot, thirsty …   English World dictionary

• parch — ► VERB 1) make dry through intense heat. 2) (parched) informal extremely thirsty. 3) roast (corn, peas, etc.) lightly. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• parch — parchable, adj. parchedly /pahr chid lee, pahrcht /, adv. parchedness, n. parchingly, adv. /pahrch/, v.t. 1. to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do. 2. to make dry, hot, or thirsty: Walking in the sun parched …   Universalium

• parch — verb 1》 make or become dry through intense heat.     ↘roast (corn, peas, etc.) lightly. 2》 [as adjective parched] informal extremely thirsty. Origin ME: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• parch — v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become hot and dry. 2 tr. roast (peas, corn, etc.) slightly. Etymology: ME perch, parche, of unkn. orig …   Useful english dictionary

• Parched — Parch Parch (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See {Pierce}.] 1. To burn the surface of; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Parching — Parch Parch (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See {Pierce}.] 1. To burn the surface of; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oscar Brand discography — Oscar Brand is a folk singer, songwriter, and author. He has released nearly 100 albums and composed hundreds of songs, among them Canadian patriotic songs, songs of the U.S. Armed Forces, sea shanties, presidential campaign songs over the years …   Wikipedia