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can of corn

/kanuhv kawrn/US // ˈkæn əv ˈkɔrn //

玉米罐头,玉米罐,玉米罐子,玉米罐頭

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  1. 1

    Baseball Slang.

    • : a fly ball that is so easy to catch that the fielder need only stand under the falling ball and let it drop into their glove: That’s the third straight can of corn off a Yankee bat tonight, and the Toronto outfield is not complaining.

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  • Then, kindly and gently, the boy took Squinty over to the place where the corn crib was built on to the barn.