cob

Example Sentences

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Ribs, hot dogs, fried chicken, corn on the cob, watermelon slices.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

California earlier this year rejected citizen-led proposals to adopt cob, hemp-lime and light straw clay in its code, and recently rejected a petition to reconsider.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

The researchers did find genes related to cob size -- perhaps representing an increased yield potential -- and flowering time, which likely helped maize, a tropical crop, to grow at higher latitudes with longer days.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

The ancient cob from Peru was the result of this first wave.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023

Did he know she smoked a cob pipe?

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck