corn on the cob

noun phrase

: ears of corn with or without their leafy outer covering

Husk the corn on the cob and cut off the kernels.

—Linda Gassenheimer

Visitors to the barn will see colorful vegetables like tomatoes, corn on the cob and peppers available for purchase …

—Shari Harris

especially : sweet corn kernels cooked on and eaten from the corncob

Hot buttered corn on the cob is one of summer's most perfect pleasures.

—Bon Appetit

Examples of corn on the cob in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tree was also brought to life with more that 400 custom ornaments, from milk bottles to giant lobsters and corn on the cob, each saturated in a color from the collection. —Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

Also included: eight shrimp, eight sea scallops, a dozen mussels, and two servings of corn on the cob drenched in herbed lemon butter sauce. —Kaila Yu, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

The strips of corn on the cob curled up a bit during the cooking process. —Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 25 Oct. 2024

Having that burner there was great for steaming corn on the cob while grilling something else. —Joe Ray, WIRED, 18 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above