cornhusking
AmericanEtymology
Origin of cornhusking
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; corn 1 + husk + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Welch, special counsel to the Army during the Army-McCarthy hearings, proceeded to debunk himself, to the delight of his cornhusking listeners, on grounds that "I am not actually real."
From Time Magazine Archive
To the cornhusking bee in Nebraska he broadcast a description of the first U. S. bee, which he sponsored in 1923 to make cornhusking an art instead of drudgery.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the Henry Keppy farm near Davenport, 125,000 farmers and their families gathered to see how the job was done by the best of them at the annual national cornhusking contest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Closest thing in the U. S. to an efficient cornhusking machine are Carl, Elmer and two other Carlson brothers, who will be favorites in future cornhusking championships.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cornhusking was forgotten, the fun of it, the singing, the capering that had gone on while they husked the corn.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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