corncob

noun

corn·​cob ˈkȯrn-ˌkäb How to pronounce corncob (audio)
1
: the core on which the kernels of corn are arranged
2
: an ear of corn

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Co-founder Jason Aramburu half-jokingly likens his future vehicles to the Jawa crawlers from Star Wars—ones that scavenge for stalks and corncobs instead of dead robots. Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024 In one example, an individual bird was decapitated and had a corncob placed in its gullet. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024 The team’s catalyst-free process uses dimethyl glyoxylate xylose, a carbohydrate created from agriculture leftovers such as wood and corncobs, to create polyamides – a class of plastics that includes nylon and is known for durability and strength. Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024 But eggshells, coffee grounds, corncobs, and banana peels don’t have to get a one-way ticket to the landfill. Corinne Iozzio, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for corncob 

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of corncob was in 1792

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“Corncob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corncob. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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corncob

noun
corn·​cob ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌkäb How to pronounce corncob (audio)
: the woody core on which the kernels of corn are arranged

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