noun
corncob
Corncob (noun) means the hard central part of a maize plant's ear, on which the rows of kernels grow.
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The hard central part of a maize plant's ear, on which the rows of kernels grow.
"He bit into a corncob, and Chisom watched him munch with his mouth open, his jaws working the corn like a mini grinding machine."
— Chika Unigwe, On Black Sisters Street (2009)
"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."
— “Corncob Seen as Source of New Industry”, Corncob Seen as Source of New Industry (1922)
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Etymology
From corn + cob. The Internet slang sense emerged from a 2011 absurdist tweet by Weird Twitter personality dril in which a man furiously denies being owned as he transforms into a corncob.
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"corncob" (noun) means the hard central part of a maize plant's ear, on which the rows of kernels grow.
