corn on the cob

noun phrase

: ears of corn with or without their leafy outer covering

Husk the corn on the cob and cut off the kernels.

—Linda Gassenheimer

Visitors to the barn will see colorful vegetables like tomatoes, corn on the cob and peppers available for purchase …

—Shari Harris

especially : sweet corn kernels cooked on and eaten from the corncob

Hot buttered corn on the cob is one of summer's most perfect pleasures.

—Bon Appétit

Examples of corn on the cob in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Roll out some corn on the cob, and watch every snap them up. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025

How to freeze corn on the cob Safely freezing corn on the cob begins with safely storing it to begin with. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 28 June 2025

And then eat a [corn on the cob] or listen to a song that lifts me up. —Jack Irvin, People.com, 9 June 2025

Perhaps a wedge of juicy watermelon, buttery corn on the cob, melty ice cream, or a refreshing glass of lemonade? —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for corn on the cob

• blob
• bob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• gob
• hob
• job
• knob
• lob
• mob
• rob