corncob
noun
corn·cob
ˈkȯrn-ˌkäb 
1
: the core on which the kernels of corn are arranged
2
: an ear of corn
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Insert eye hooks into the tops of corncobs.
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Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
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Reacting to how ripped the guys look, Zoey’s eyes change shapes several more times, from six-pack abs to a pair of buttery corncobs.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 June 2025
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
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Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Generators can conjure up pristine audio/visual displays of things that a video studio or music label wouldn’t waste money to produce, like a hi-fi country song about queefing and corncob masturbation.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025
Reacting to how ripped the guys look, Zoey’s eyes change shapes several more times, from six-pack abs to a pair of buttery corncobs.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 June 2025
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
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“Corncob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corncob. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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corncob
noun
corn·cob
ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌkäb
: the woody core on which the kernels of corn are arranged
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