SINCE 1828
cornhole
noun
corn·hole
| \ ˈkȯrn-ˌhōl
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Definition of cornhole
: a lawn game in which players toss beanbags toward a slanted platform with the aim of passing the beanbag through a hole in the center of the platform
At Bristol, wandering about the grounds outside the track, I joined some tailgaters in a couple of rounds of cornhole, the beanbag-toss game.— Ben Austen
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