husking bee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of husking bee
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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“Are you going to the husking bee tonight?” she inquired mischievously.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
“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
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
The husks were afterwards removed in the barn at a big husking bee or picnic, in which the neighbors took part.
From Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
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