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corncob

[ kawrn-kob ]

noun

  1. the elongated woody core in which the grains of an ear of corn are embedded.
  2. Also called corncob pipe. a tobacco pipe with a bowl made from a corncob.


corncob

/ ˈkɔːnˌkɒb /

noun

  1. the core of an ear of maize, to which kernels are attached
  2. short for corncob pipe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of corncob1

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; corn 1 + cob ( def )
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Example Sentences

It used to be considered “PRO” to sport giant chainrings and a cassette like a corncob.

Her corncob pipe—it was as rank a thing as ditch digger ever poisoned the clean air with.

The Wizard and the Sawhorse also got aboard the corncob craft and together they returned to the Scarecrow's palace.

But he started back to the corncob house to tell Mrs. Cat that he couldn't find her Snowball.

But half an hour has passed, and Jehu is again on the box, the nags as fresh as daisies, and as full as a corncob.

The bowl of his corncob pipe had lost its spark of life and he sucked absently at the cold, bitterish stem.

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