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 Cornstalks.Cor’nage (2 syl.), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Corns.
 
To tread on one’s corns. To irritate one’s prejudices; to annoy another by disregard to his pet opinions or habits.   1
 


 Cornstalks.Cor’nage (2 syl.), 

 
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