corn shock, corneshock

A shock or sheaf of corn. "Corneshocks snidged with blaster ous hurling of south wynd whizling." Stanyhurst: Virgil; Æneid , bk. ii. Corn-shock tier: An implement for straining a band around a shock of corn to facilitate tying. The pin is thrust into the shock, and one end of the band fastened to one part, while the other end of the band is wound upon the axis. Corn-shocking machine: A machine for cutting corn in the field and binding it into shocks.