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corn·cob

(kôrn′kŏb′)

1. The hard thick cylindrical central core on which are borne the grains or kernels of an ear of corn, usually in rows.

2. A corncob pipe.

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corncob

(ˈkɔːnˌkɒb)

1. (Cookery) the core of an ear of maize, to which kernels are attached

2. (Recreational Drugs) short for corncob pipe

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corn•cob

(ˈkɔrnˌkɒb)

n.

1. the elongated woody core in which the grains of an ear of corn are embedded.

2. Also called corn′cob pipe′. tobacco pipe with a bowl made from a corncob.

[1780–90]

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corncob - the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn

corn cob

core - the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"

corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays - tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

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corncob

[ˈkɔːnkɒb] N (esp US) → mazorca f de maíz

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