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Meanings of butter-pop in English

An ear of sweetcorn that is cooked and served whole and eaten from its cob (usually with butter).

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        Examples for "corn on the cob"
        Examples for "corn on the cob"
        1
        Early season, mid-season, or late season, corn on the cob is summer incarnate.
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        2
        He dumped a bucket of corn on the cob into the pigahump's cage.
        Wastelands
        3
        When the corn was in, we had corn on the cob.
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        4
        Serve with boiled white rice and sautéed greens or corn on the cob.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Only the hot buttered corn on the cob is not up to Earth standards.
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        1
        In the meantime, the Cuccagna climb sweet pole handed out gifts to small and big alike.
        Climbing Magazine