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corns on the cob

corns on the cob is the plural of corn on the cob.

Meaning of corn on the cob

Noun

corn on the cob (usually uncountable, plural corns on the cob)

  1. (usually) Cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).
    • […] we ate grilled corn on the cob from street vendors in the colonnades.2013, Henriette Lazaridis Power, The Clover House: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 405

Questions about corns on the cob

What is corns on the cob the plural of?
Corns on the cob is the plural of corn on the cob.

Words near corns on the cob in the dictionary

  1. cornrower
  2. cornrowers
  3. cornrowing
  4. cornrows
  5. corns
  6. corns on the cob
  7. cornsack
  8. cornsacks
  9. cornsalad
  10. cornsalads
  11. Cornsay

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