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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ward-corn

· Ward·-corn · IPA
01 n. The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise.
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    The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise.(O. Eng. Law) See: Watch