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corncob

The correct spelling is corncob.

How to pronounce corncob

noun

IPA: [ˈkɔɹnkɑb]

Say it like: Cor-nco-b

The correct spelling is corncob. The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

verb

  1. 1.(of turbines and rotor blades) to disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
  2. 2.To destroy, to destruct, to defeat

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