GRAIN

(A) weight. The twenty-fourth part of a pennyweight. 2. For scientific purposes the grain only is used, and sets of weights are constructed in decimal progression, from 10,000 grains downward to one hundredth of a grain. (B) corn. It signifies wheat, rye, barley, or other corn sown in the ground In Pennsylvania, a tenant for a certain term is entitled to the way-going crop. In Troy weight, the twenty-fourth part of a pennyweight Any kind of corn sown in the ground. Grain rent. A payment for the use of land in grain or other crops; the return to the landlord paid by croppers or persons working the land on shares.