husking
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Origin of husking
Example Sentences
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Husking an ear of corn consists of tearing off the husk in which it is wrapped, breaking it off its stalk, tossing it into a wagon.
From Time Magazine Archive
These rollers, better known as a Husking Roller, were invented by Mr. A. H. Siemen, an Appleton resident.
From Time Magazine Archive
More exciting than any football game to Fairmont's visitors was that day's sporting event�the 11th annual National Corn Husking Championship.
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Husking bees had been postponed for want of ears to husk.
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Husking quality is important but it was impossible to properly award points for this characteristic in a nut contest, because the nuts are husked before being sent in.
From Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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