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[kob] / kɒb /




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Some are molded into corn on the cob, celery and rhubarb shapes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Corn on the cob may not be cheap, nor will corn-fed beef.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

That includes adobe and cob, a material made from clay, sand and straw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

Rob piled eight pieces of com on the cob, a mountain of mashed potatoes, eighteen chicken wings, and three pieces of cheesecake on his plate.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

You can caramelize the corn in a skillet, but if you prefer it with a late-summer-smoky-char, cook the shucked cobs on the grill before cutting off the kernels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Above, a large skylight is adorned with hundreds of suspended corn cobs, their illuminated forms offering one of the few sources of light in the dark and moody, monochromatic space.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024

"Some of the horses were standing in water - our big cobs were up to their knees in it," she said.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024

They found a big trash heap and a multiroomed building with no pottery and a few maize cobs under the pounded clay floor.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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