cornhusker

[ kawrn-huhs-ker ]

noun

1. a person or thing involved in the husking of corn.
2. (initial capital letter) a Nebraskan (used as a nickname).

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornhusker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; corn ¹ + husk + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Cornhusker State finishes fourth with 1,575 points, up from sixth place last year.

From The Daily Beast

So there's the memory of the "Cornhusker Kickback" with nothing to show for it.

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His involvement in the ill-fated "Cornhusker Kickback" remains politically poisonous back home, and that won't be changing soon.

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That favor, derisively known as the "Cornhusker Kickback," was eliminated from the bill.

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