i Register
In some senses, corncob is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
corncob
/ˈkɔːn.kɒb/
noun 2verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
watched
VERB + CORNCOB
bit, like, shelled, smoking
CORNCOB + NOUN
chisom, derby
PREP.
into, on
Definitions
noun
1
The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
London is like a shelled corncob on the Derby day, and there is not a clerk who could raise the money to hire a saddle with an old hack under it that can sit down on his office-stool the next day without wincing.
Six years of persistent research at the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture, has resulted in establishing the fact that a number of interesting and useful by-products can be derived from the humble corncob.
2
A yokel.
verb
1
To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
2
To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.
“Do you enjoy being corncobbed?”
Trump had lost but was denying that this was the case. He had been corncobbed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
London is like a shelled corncob on the Derby day, and there is not a clerk who could raise the money to hire a saddle with an old hack under it that can sit down on his office-stool the next day with
Wiktionary02
Six years of persistent research at the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture, has resulted in establishing the fact that a number of interesting and useful by-products can be derived f
Wiktionary03
He bit into a corncob, and Chisom watched him munch with his mouth open, his jaws working the corn like a mini grinding machine.
Wiktionary04
“Do you enjoy being corncobbed?”
Wiktionary05
Trump had lost but was denying that this was the case. He had been corncobbed.
Wiktionary06
Distracted cops, rude asteroids and the corncobbing of Andrew Koenig
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars