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cornhusking

American  
[kawrn-huhs-king] / ˈkɔrnˌhʌs kɪŋ /

noun

  1. the removing of the husks from corn.

  2. husking bee.

Etymology

Origin of cornhusking

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; corn 1 + husk + -ing 1

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The ease and frequency of neighborly visits is vividly demonstrated in the characteristically cooperative cabin-raisings, barn-raisings, cornhuskings and similar activities in which joint effort was usual.

From Project Gutenberg

He had his cornhusking to do, and he wanted to get all the fall jobs finished before cold weather.

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