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corn on the cob

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noun

  1. a cob of maize, boiled and eaten as a vegetable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some are molded into corn on the cob, celery and rhubarb shapes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Ribs, hot dogs, fried chicken, corn on the cob, watermelon slices.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2025

Add corn on the cob to the same boiling water.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2023

Some melt the heads and host parties with corn on the cob.

From New York Times Aug. 23, 2022

The food—fried okra, steamed corn on the cob, and pot roast that was so tender it fell right off the plastic fork—convinced me that Dolores was an even better cook than Maureen.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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