U.S. a. A crib or manger for corn. b. A ventilated building or granary, for storing Indian corn in the ear or cob.
1849. W. Irving, Crayon Misc., 196. I sprang off my horse … cast him loose to make his way to the corn-crib.
1883. E. P. Roe, in Harper’s Mag., Dec., 43/1. A … corn crib was near.
