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  • 51Cob money — Cob Cob, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop} top, {Cup}, n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford …

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  • 52Corn — is an English word dating back to Anglo Saxon times or earlier meaning cereal or grain. It commonly refers, in modern American usage, to Indian corn, that is, maize, but can also refer to wheat, barley, rye and so on.Early Modern English… …

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  • 53Corn soup — is a soup traditionally made of corn (typically sweetcorn) It is normally made in corn producing areas of the world, however is now widespread due to greater corn distribution. The basic recipe is some type of soup base with corn added followed… …

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  • 54Corn smut — Huitlacoche Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Subkingdom …

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  • 55corn on the cob — n [U] the top part of a ↑corn plant on which yellow seeds grow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable …

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  • 56corn on the cob — noun count or uncount the top part of a CORN plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable …

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  • 57cob — [kɔb US ka:b] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cob big man, leader (15 19 centuries)] 1.) a ↑corncob →↑corn on the cob 2.) BrE a round ↑loaf of bread 3.) a type of horse that is strong and has short legs …

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  • 58Corn on the Cop — Merrie Melodies series Directed by Irv Spector Produced by David H. DePatie Friz Freleng Story by Friz Freleng …

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  • 59cob — a word or set of identical words with a wide range of meanings, many seeming to derive from notions of heap, lump, rounded object, also head and its metaphoric extensions. With cognates in other Germanic languages; of uncertain origin and… …

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  • 60Corn on the cob — ((stub)) This article is about sweet corn. For roasted ears of field corn see roast field corn. Freshly picked ears of sweet corn …

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