To a birdwatcher, I am an adult male swan. To a smoker of vintage pipes, I am carved from dried harvest grain. And to a Thanksgiving diner, I am the tough center left behind when every kernel of corn has been nibbled away. What am I?
A cob
A 'cob' is a male swan, the bowl material of a corncob pipe, and the central core of an ear of corn.
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