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Difference between Corncracker State and Cracker State

Corncracker State, the—(U.S.) a nickname of the state of Kentucky:

  • The father was a farmer who came into the Corncracker state from Pennsylvania, where he was born.

Cracker State, the—(U.S.) a nickname of the state of Georgia:

  • The two hundred slaves of the family followed Colmesnil, who spent the remainder of his life in the Cracker state.