can of corn

[ kanuhv kawrn ]

/ ˈkæn əv ˈkɔrn /

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noun Baseball Slang.

a fly ball that is so easy to catch that the fielder need only stand under the falling ball and let it drop into their glove: That’s the third straight can of corn off a Yankee bat tonight, and the Toronto outfield is not complaining.

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Origin of can of corn

First recorded in 1930–35; origin uncertain; perhaps referring to a grocer using a long-handled grabber to tip canned goods down from a high shelf into his hand or apron

Words nearby can of corn

Canoas, canoe, canoe birch, canoe slalom, canoewood, can of corn, can of worms, canola, canola oil, canon, Canonchet

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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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A much larger number are immediately separated from their infants, who are typically placed in some form of out-of-home care.
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The man with the automobile, the corn-cure, and the baby grew to be legendary in the villages of Provence.
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I should judge that a peck of corn is about the average product of a day's work through all this region.
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The Vine appears at intervals, but is not general through this region: Indian Corn is also rare, and appears in small patches.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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Then, kindly and gently, the boy took Squinty over to the place where the corn crib was built on to the barn.
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