noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
corn on the cob
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
corn
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Add the shallot, beans and oriental corn cobs and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes.
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Add stock and reserved corn cobs and bring to a boil.
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One fellow is roasting corn cobs over a charcoal stove.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Charcoal, wood chips, coconut shells and maize cobs are the only practical fuels at the moment.
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He clicked his tongue, the cob plodded resolutely forward and so did I. And it was easy!
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Maybe corn cut from the cob and fried with green onions and butter.
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Some people think fresh corn on the cob needs no embellishment.
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The cob was young and eager but uneducated.
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The placid and sensible character of the beginner's cob would be unsuitable for the racecourse, for example.
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Using a serrated knife, remove kernels of corn from cobs; reserve both kernels and cobs for sauce.