cornhusker

[kawrn-huhs-ker]

noun

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

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Origin of cornhusker

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

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The Cornhusker State finishes fourth with 1,575 points, up from sixth place last year.
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CNBC
July 9, 2013
So there's the memory of the "Cornhusker Kickback" with nothing to show for it.
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Justin Green
October 30, 2012
His involvement in the ill-fated "Cornhusker Kickback" remains politically poisonous back home, and that won't be changing soon.
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Justin Green
October 3, 2012
That favor, derisively known as the "Cornhusker Kickback," was eliminated from the bill.
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The Daily Beast
March 20, 2010