DCHP-1 Online
ear 
n. a head or spike of Indian corn, together with its kernels.
See also: Indian corn
- c1665 (1885) Each takes an ear of corne and putts in their mouths, wch is properly as milke, chawes it, and when their mouths are full, spitts it out in their hands, wch possibly they wash not once a yeare.
- 1833 (1926) . . . finding some ears of corn we roasted them also and made an admirable breakfast.
- 1914 . . . he could make his corn-stalks yield as many as ten to twelve ears of corn apiece.
- 1958 . . . the staff of the dominion experimental farm at Beaverlodge, reported harvesting about 300 ears of Altagold corn. . . .
- c1665 (1885) Each takes an ear of corne and putts in their mouths, wch is properly as milke, chawes it, and when their mouths are full, spitts it out in their hands, wch possibly they wash not once a yeare.