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Definition of Corncobs
1. corncob [n] - See also: corncob
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corncobs
Literary usage of Corncobs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1898)
"Where animals are being maintained merely, corncobs may prove quite useful, since
they will furnish bulk or volume to the food while supplying some ..."
2. Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Commercial Feeds: March 29, 1921 by United States Federal Trade Commission (1921)
"GROUND corncobs.—The use of ground corncobs as a feed is common with many ...
There are some concerns which grind corncobs and sell the ground product to ..."
3. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"If you use corncobs or grainy hulls, make sure they are free of grain or seeds.
... corncobs (crushed) corncobs can be colored and used for special purposes ..."
4. The Sea-brownie Reader by John Walter Davis, Fanny Julien (1911)
"Under his board were corncobs for rollers. Away went the little boards, ...
The corncobs were rolling out behind. The brownies were picking up the corncobs, ..."
5. The Transit of Civilization from England to America in the Seventeenth Century by Edward Eggleston (1901)
"When the occupant of the haunted house returned to its owner a chest of clothes
unjustly detained, no more corncobs were thrown. ..."
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