knee-high by the Fourth of July

UK/ˌniːˈhaɪ baɪ ðə ˌfɔːθ‿əv d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/US/ˌniˈhaɪ baɪ ðə ˌfɔɹθ‿əv d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/US/-d͡ʒu-/

proverb

If a corn (maize) crop planted in spring has grown knee-high by the Fourth of July (Independence Day of the United States), a bountiful harvest is expected.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. USagricultureIf a corn (maize) crop planted in spring has grown knee-high by the Fourth of July (Independence Day of the United States), a bountiful harvest is expected.

Origin

The terms knee-high and Fourth of July were probably chosen because they rhyme with each other.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with knee-high by the Fourth of July

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APA

knee-high by the Fourth of July. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high%20by%20the%20Fourth%20of%20July

MLA

“knee-high by the Fourth of July.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high%20by%20the%20Fourth%20of%20July. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knee-high by the Fourth of July,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high%20by%20the%20Fourth%20of%20July.

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