"can of corn" meaning in All languages combined

See can of corn on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-can of corn.ogg Forms: cans of corn [plural]
Etymology: The phrase, first attested in 1896, refers to the practice of a grocer using a long stick to push a can of goods off a high shelf. (See Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sports Answer Guy article) Head templates: {{en-noun|cans of corn}} can of corn (plural cans of corn)
  1. (baseball, idiomatic) An easily caught fly ball. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-can_of_corn-en-noun-t2WG2SGw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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