corncob

Meaning of corncob

noun
  1. the central cylindrical woody part of the maize ear to which the grains are attached.
  2. a round loaf of bread.
    a round granary cob
  3. a hazelnut or filbert.
    cobnut stuffing
  4. a powerfully built, short-legged horse.
    he's got a nice young bay cob if you want to hack
  5. a male swan.
    ganders and cobs have permanent pair bonds
  6. a roundish lump of coal.

late Middle English (denoting a strong man or leader): of unknown origin. The underlying general sense appears to be ‘rounded, sturdy’.

Information about corncob

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of corncob is: corncobs.
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Hyphenation of corncob

corn-cob

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • corncob is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of corncob

Words that rhyme with corncob

kincob

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