corn on the cob

idiom

: kernels still attached to the corncob
We ate corn on the cob.

Examples of corn on the cob in a Sentence

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“Corn on the cob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20on%20the%20cob. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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