CORSNED, noun The morsel of execration, or curse; a piece of bread consecrated by exorcism, and to be swallowed by a suspected person, as a trial of his innocence. If guilty, it was supposed the bread would produce convulsions and paleness, and find no passage. If innocent, it was believed it would turn to nourishment.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.