husking bee

American  

noun

1. a gathering of farm families or friends to husk corn, usually as part of a celebration or party.

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Etymology

Origin of husking bee

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Well, if he doesn’t go to the husking bee, nothing can happen, she thought practically.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

He was not on horseback, he had not expected trouble, in the middle of a husking bee, an occasion for frolicking and fun.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

“But they say a husking bee is such — ” Slowly she began to realize what he had said.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

“Are you going to the husking bee tonight?” she inquired mischievously.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

There was the stone bee, the husking bee, the "raising," the "moving," etc.

From In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs by Burroughs, John