'Roasting ear' definitions:

Definition of 'Roasting ear'

From: GCIDE
  • Roasting \Roast"ing\, a. & n., from Roast, v. [1913 Webster]
  • Roasting ear, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.
  • Roasting jack, a machine for turning a spit on which meat is roasted. [1913 Webster]