HOMINIES

Noun

hominies

plural of hominy

Source: Wiktionary


HOMINY

Hom"i*ny, n. Etym: [From North American Indian auhĂşminea parched corn.]

Definition: Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water. [U.S.] [Written also homony.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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