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Corncob   /kˈɔrnkˌɑb/   Listen
Corncob

noun
1.
The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn.  Synonym: corn cob.





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"Corncob" Quotes from Famous Books



... dirty, and his feet were bare. It was one of the peculiarities of the old man that he rarely ever wore shoes, except in the coldest of winter; then he preferred his old, home-made moccasins. His straggly, gray whiskers were badly stained with tobacco from his constant companion—an old, corncob pipe. He was short and stout, and had of late years become very feeble, being just able to hobble about a little each day with ...
— Buffalo Roost • F. H. Cheley


Words linked to "Corncob" :   core, corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays


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