The story
From a fancied resemblance of this corn's kernels to shoepegs.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shoepeg corn
Today it means: A cultivar of sweetcorn with small, narrow kernels, valued for its sweetness. Full definition →
Today it means: A cultivar of sweetcorn with small, narrow kernels, valued for its sweetness. Full definition →
From a fancied resemblance of this corn's kernels to shoepegs.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.