cap corn n Also capping corn Cf cap v 5
Popcorn.
1912 Landmark (Rush Springs OK) 2 Nov 1/3, Weather has been ideal for the opening of cotton. It just pops open like capcorn in a hot skillet. 1939 in 2012 Still Hills Remember 153 seKY, One house stood yellow as capping corn, and new-painted. 1982 Slone How We Talked 33 eKY (as of c1950), Poppie caps—popcorn; also called “cap corn.”