corncob

Plural: corncobs

Noun

• The woody, central part of an ear of corn.
• the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
• The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
• A yokel.

Verb

• To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
• To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.

Examples

• He strategically placed CORNCOB to block the opponent’s access to a bonus square.

Synonyms

corn cob, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, carl, churl, clodhopper, corncob, cornhusker, country bumpkin, country cousin, culchie, dubbo, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, hob, hobnail, hog-rubber, honyock, hunk, joskin, lob, promdi, provincial, redneck, rube, rustic, woolly back, yokel