"elongated woody shoot of a maize plant on which the grains grow," 1787, from corn (n.1) + cob (n.). Corncob pipe is attested from 1832.
cormorant
corn
corn flakes
cornball
cornbread
corn-cob
corn-crib
corn-dodger
corn-dog
cornea
cornel
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