Definitions for corncobs

corncobs corn·cob

Spelling: [kawrn-kob]
IPA: /ˈkɔrnˌkɒb/

Corncobs is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 150 anagrams from letters in corncobs (bccnoors).

Definitions for corncobs

noun

  1. the elongated woody core in which the grains of an ear of corn are embedded.
  2. Also called corncob pipe. a tobacco pipe with a bowl made from a corncob.

Origin of corncobs

An Americanism dating back to 1780-90; corn1 + cob

Examples for corncobs

He puffed vigorously at his corncob, and continued to carve his ship model.

Her uncle had risen and was feeling for his corncob pipe on the ledge above the door.

Well, Cynthia, when your inquiry reached me I propped my feet on the desk, got out the corncob pipe and thought things over.

Aunt Ailsey took up a corncob pipe from the stones and fell to smoking.

He refilled and relighted the corncob while Mr. Merrick stared at him in thoughtful silence.

She drew forth two flasks, each stoppered with a bit of corncob.

The judge stood at his gate a minute, lighting his corncob pipe.

I found a corncob pipe that the ships owner had been looking for for weeks.

Here was but one individual, a man in his shirt-sleeves who was smoking a corncob pipe and bending over a test tube.

There are pedants and bigots who insist that the jug must be stoppered with a corncob.

Word Value for corncobs
Scrable

13

Words with friends

17

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