cornhusker

[ kawrn-huhs-ker ]

noun

Origin of cornhusker

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; corn¹ + husk + -er¹

The cornhusker State finishes fourth with 1,575 points, up from sixth place last year.
South Dakota Is 2013 Top State for Business | CNBC | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
So there's the memory of the "cornhusker Kickback" with nothing to show for it.
Let's Put the Nebraska Senate Race in Proper Context | Justin Green | October 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
His involvement in the ill-fated "cornhusker Kickback" remains politically poisonous back home, and that won't be changing soon.
Why Isn't Bob Kerrey Winning? | Justin Green | October 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
That favor, derisively known as the "cornhusker Kickback," was eliminated from the bill.
What Is (and Isn't) in the Health-Care Bill | The Daily Beast | March 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

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