an image dressed up with corn, carried before the reapers to their mell-supper, or harvest-home. N.
·add. ·- A doll or image decorated with corn (grain) flowers, ·etc., carried in the festivals of a k...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun An idler; a vagabond. II. Kern ·noun A <<Churn>>. III. Kern ·vi To harden, as corn in ripeni...
·noun A small image of an infant; a doll. II. Baby ·noun An infant or young child of either sex; a ...
·- A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire. ...
·- One who keeps a baby farm. ...
·- The business of keeping a baby farm. ...
·- A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing its...
A person dressed up in a tawdry manner, like the dolls or babies sold at Bartholomew fair. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A calf. ...
A sucking pig. ...
The sign of the eagle and child. ...