| 单词 | corn on the cob |
| 释义 | > as lemmascorn on the cob a. Originally U.S. Maize or Indian corn, Zea Mays; applied both to the separated seeds, and to the growing or reaped crop. corn on the cob: green maize suitable for boiling or roasting; maize cooked and eaten on the cob.Wheat, rye, barley, oats, etc. are in U.S. called collectively grain. Corn- in combinations, in American usage, must therefore be understood to mean maize, whereas in English usage it may mean any cereal; e.g. a cornfield in England is a field of any cereal that is grown in the country, in U.S. one of maize. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize > maize plants maizea1544 Indian wheat1578 Guinea wheat1598 corn1608 sweet corn1646 Virginia wheat1651 soft corn1751 zea1760 popcorn1838 pod corn1884 pod maize1904 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > grain dishes > [noun] > maize dishes posole1699 succotash1751 Tom Fuller1820 agidi1853 corn on the cob1867 nixtamal1896 ogi1957 1608 J. Smith Wks. (1884) 9 It pleased God..to moue the Indians to bring vs Corne, ere it was halfe ripe. 1634 Rel. Ld. Baltimore's Plantation (1865) 17 Their ordinary diet is Poane and Omine, both made of Corne. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 40 A Fleet of Pereagoes laden with Indian Corn, Hog, and Fowls, going to Cartagene... Here..we stock'd our selves with Corn, and then went.] 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 359 How happy he [an Indian] should be in the Company of their God, where would be no want of Corn, or Wood, or any Thing. 1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. I. xxvi. 247 The planting or sowing of maize, exclusively called corn, was just accomplished. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 43 Everything eats corn, from slave to chick. 1867 T. F. De Voe Market Assistant 414 What usually makes a bushel: Sixty pounds of wheat, Irish Potatoes, Beans, or clover-seed;..seventy pounds of corn on the cob. 1891 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 27 Nov. 6/1 The corner in November corn is still on. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 374/2 A form of dressing served with..corn on the cob. < as lemmas |
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