corn shuck

British

noun

the husk of an ear of maize

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But what was a corn shuck doing there?

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

It was, in fact, a yellowish-brownish-green: a bit of a corn shuck.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

She had all kinds of girl stuff setting around; corn shuck dolls, mud pies, and pretty bottles.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

We jus' took oak ashes out of the fi'place and sprinkled them on the floo' and scoured with a corn shuck mop.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

We made hay and corn shuck mattresses for her.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives by Work Projects Administration

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