Cob
noun
The central part of a corn (maize) on which the kernels grow.
After eating corn, be careful not to swallow the cob.
Often appears as...
- corn on the cob
- bare cob
noun
A type of horse that is usually quite strong and has a good shape for riding.
She enjoys riding her cob around the paddock every weekend.
Often appears as...
- ride a cob
- own a cob
noun
A male swan.
The cob gracefully swam across the pond alongside its mate.
Often appears as...
- cob and pen
- sight a cob
noun
A type of building material made from earth and straw.
The old cob house has been standing for over a hundred years.
Often appears as...
- cob house
- build with cob
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Technical
noun
The central part of a corn (maize) on which the kernels grow.
After eating corn, be careful not to swallow the cob.
Often appears as...
- corn on the cob
- bare cob
noun
A type of horse that is usually quite strong and has a good shape for riding.
She enjoys riding her cob around the paddock every weekend.
Often appears as...
- ride a cob
- own a cob
noun
A male swan.
The cob gracefully swam across the pond alongside its mate.
Often appears as...
- cob and pen
- sight a cob
noun
A type of building material made from earth and straw.
The old cob house has been standing for over a hundred years.
Often appears as...
- cob house
- build with cob
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Eating Context
Used when talking about eating corn in its whole form, directly from the cob.
She preferred her corn cooked on the cob.
Pro Tip 2/3Versatile Idiom
The term can appear in idioms like 'a corncob', which refer to something being particularly difficult.
This math problem is a real corncob.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Term
Often mentioned during harvest season or Thanksgiving in a cultural context.
They decorated the table with corn cobs for Thanksgiving.
Pro Tip 1/3Eating Context
Used when talking about eating corn in its whole form, directly from the cob.
She preferred her corn cooked on the cob.
Pro Tip 2/3Versatile Idiom
The term can appear in idioms like 'a corncob', which refer to something being particularly difficult.
This math problem is a real corncob.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Term
Often mentioned during harvest season or Thanksgiving in a cultural context.
They decorated the table with corn cobs for Thanksgiving.
Pro Tip 1/3Eating Context
Used when talking about eating corn in its whole form, directly from the cob.
She preferred her corn cooked on the cob.
Pro Tip 2/3Versatile Idiom
The term can appear in idioms like 'a corncob', which refer to something being particularly difficult.
This math problem is a real corncob.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Term
Often mentioned during harvest season or Thanksgiving in a cultural context.
They decorated the table with corn cobs for Thanksgiving.
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Video examples
Rob Hopkins: Transition...
teaching people how to take responsibility for growing some of their own food, how to build buildings using local materials, how to generate their own energy, and so on. I lived in Ireland, built the first straw-bale houses in Ireland, and some cob buildings and all this kind of thing. But all my work for many years was focused
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
the world and what we'll do is we get as much nice meat as we can find and we throw it on the fire and we'll have some vegetables that will do on the fire basically corn on the cob there'll also be salads and a bit of pup which is basically a white polenta it's maize meal that's ground down mixed with water
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Lion Falls From Tree...
happens we daughter she passed out in the tree somehow we managed to get the vehicle under they she falls on a mattress we managed to pull her off and actually treat her and cob antelope to actually feed on the bushmeat snaring to catch animals using wire snares is one of the biggest threats to wildlife
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Family, hope and...
She paid a high price for her activism, because the day-labor agencies like Ron's blackballed her and refused to give her work. So in order to survive, she started selling elotes, or corn on the cob, on the street, as a street vendor.
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Timkat PIPE National...
study at a church school in Lalibela his teacher his own father will be one of those who have the final say as to whether he's ready to take part in the tail cat festival there's little formal structure to give cobs education there's
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Secrets of the mind and...
And yet, the vast majority of you right now is thinking about a kiwi, or, if you're left-handed, probably a corn on the cob. Yes, I just tricked you. And I used your psychological biases to influence both of your decisions.
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The history of the world...
with larger cobs and edible kernels. As maize spread throughout the Americas, it took on an important role, with multiple indigenous societies revering a “Corn Mother” as the goddess who created agriculture.
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Why I think inside the...
from the side they disappear everything's gone this one is a waterfall coming out of the stomach there's a strange creature looking at corn in the cob here's a woman talking
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Kob Mating Ritual PIPE The...
somehow they find time to indulge in a surprisingly complex mating ritual the cob have a dedicated mating ground known as a lek it's where males gather to
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The Land Re-Emerges PIPE...
meanwhile the cob are on the move again their world is expanding rapidly as the floodwaters recede a huge green carpet
Video examples
Rob Hopkins: Transition...
teaching people how to take responsibility for growing some of their own food, how to build buildings using local materials, how to generate their own energy, and so on. I lived in Ireland, built the first straw-bale houses in Ireland, and some cob buildings and all this kind of thing. But all my work for many years was focused
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
the world and what we'll do is we get as much nice meat as we can find and we throw it on the fire and we'll have some vegetables that will do on the fire basically corn on the cob there'll also be salads and a bit of pup which is basically a white polenta it's maize meal that's ground down mixed with water
Video examples
Lion Falls From Tree...
happens we daughter she passed out in the tree somehow we managed to get the vehicle under they she falls on a mattress we managed to pull her off and actually treat her and cob antelope to actually feed on the bushmeat snaring to catch animals using wire snares is one of the biggest threats to wildlife
Video examples
Family, hope and...
She paid a high price for her activism, because the day-labor agencies like Ron's blackballed her and refused to give her work. So in order to survive, she started selling elotes, or corn on the cob, on the street, as a street vendor.
Video examples
Timkat PIPE National...
study at a church school in Lalibela his teacher his own father will be one of those who have the final say as to whether he's ready to take part in the tail cat festival there's little formal structure to give cobs education there's
Video examples
Secrets of the mind and...
And yet, the vast majority of you right now is thinking about a kiwi, or, if you're left-handed, probably a corn on the cob. Yes, I just tricked you. And I used your psychological biases to influence both of your decisions.
Video examples
The history of the world...
with larger cobs and edible kernels. As maize spread throughout the Americas, it took on an important role, with multiple indigenous societies revering a “Corn Mother” as the goddess who created agriculture.
Video examples
Why I think inside the...
from the side they disappear everything's gone this one is a waterfall coming out of the stomach there's a strange creature looking at corn in the cob here's a woman talking
Video examples
Kob Mating Ritual PIPE The...
somehow they find time to indulge in a surprisingly complex mating ritual the cob have a dedicated mating ground known as a lek it's where males gather to
Video examples
The Land Re-Emerges PIPE...
meanwhile the cob are on the move again their world is expanding rapidly as the floodwaters recede a huge green carpet
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
A Miami must-have is the trendy Panther Coffee in Wynwood. I like Alma Mexicana for the ever-popular breakfast burrito. For out-of-this-world Cuban food, the Cubano at Little Bread Cuban Sandwich Co. will satisfy your craving. My friends all love Shorty's Bar-B-Q for the mouth-watering corn on the cob and BBQ, of course.
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David Mixner
American Activist
My family lived off the land and summer evening meals featured baked stuffed tomatoes, potato salad, corn on the cob, fresh shelled peas and homemade ice cream with strawberries from our garden. With no air conditioning in those days, the cool porch was the center of our universe after the scorching days.
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Stephen Vincent Benet
American Poet
You call my candidate a horse thief, and I call yours a lunatic, and we both of us know it's just till election day. It's an American custom, like eating corn on the cob. And, afterwards, we settle down quite peaceably and agree we've got a pretty good country - until next election.
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Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
When I was growing up, we went to Musikfest every year, and I have vivid memories of the corn on the cob. I'm going for the concert, but I'm really going for the corn.
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Tori Amos
American Musician
My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts - with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist - outside on the church lawn.
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Glen Campbell
American Musician
I needed a capo - a clamp to hold down the strings - so my daddy made me one out of a corn on the cob and a rubber band.
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Orville Redenbacher
American Businessman
We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn.
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Orville Redenbacher
American Businessman
The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle.
Quote examples
Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
A Miami must-have is the trendy Panther Coffee in Wynwood. I like Alma Mexicana for the ever-popular breakfast burrito. For out-of-this-world Cuban food, the Cubano at Little Bread Cuban Sandwich Co. will satisfy your craving. My friends all love Shorty's Bar-B-Q for the mouth-watering corn on the cob and BBQ, of course.
Quote examples
David Mixner
American Activist
My family lived off the land and summer evening meals featured baked stuffed tomatoes, potato salad, corn on the cob, fresh shelled peas and homemade ice cream with strawberries from our garden. With no air conditioning in those days, the cool porch was the center of our universe after the scorching days.
Quote examples
Stephen Vincent Benet
American Poet
You call my candidate a horse thief, and I call yours a lunatic, and we both of us know it's just till election day. It's an American custom, like eating corn on the cob. And, afterwards, we settle down quite peaceably and agree we've got a pretty good country - until next election.
Quote examples
Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
When I was growing up, we went to Musikfest every year, and I have vivid memories of the corn on the cob. I'm going for the concert, but I'm really going for the corn.
Quote examples
Tori Amos
American Musician
My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts - with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist - outside on the church lawn.
Quote examples
Glen Campbell
American Musician
I needed a capo - a clamp to hold down the strings - so my daddy made me one out of a corn on the cob and a rubber band.
Quote examples
Orville Redenbacher
American Businessman
We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn.
Quote examples
Orville Redenbacher
American Businessman
The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle.
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