English

Etymology
The phrase, first used in 1896, makes reference to a long-ago practice where a grocer would use a stick to tip a can of vegetables off a high shelf, then catch it in his hands or outstretched apron. (See Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sports Answer Guy article)

Noun
en-noun|sg=can of corn|cans of corn

1. baseball An easily caught fly ball

#: He hits a can of corn to left.

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