corn on the cob

:  a small hard particle :  grain

:  the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (such as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland)

:  a plant that produces corn

:  to form into grains :  granulate

:  to preserve or season with salt in grains

:  to cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings

:  a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)

:  a male swan

:  a rounded mass, lump, or heap

:  a mixture of unburned clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England