cornhusking

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US/ˈkɔɹnˌhʌskɪŋ/UK/ˈkɔːnˌhʌskɪŋ/

noun

The removal of the husk from corn (maize).

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cornshuckinghusking bee
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Meanings

nouncornhusking (plural cornhuskings)

plural cornhuskings

  1. The removal of the husk from corn (maize).

    He excelled at cornhuskings, where men and boys were divided into two groups, each striving to shuck the most corn.

    2001, Donald Winkler, The Women in Lincoln's Life

    Synonyms: cornshucking

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe removal of the husk from corn (maize).

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cornshucking

More synonyms by meaning

nouna social gathering for the purpose of husking corn

Similar
husking bee
Broader
bee
Also see
cornshuckinghuskinghusking beeshucking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cornhusk + -ing or corn + husking.

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Translations

Finnish puinti, puiminen
  • puintiremoval of husk from corn
  • puiminenremoval of husk from corn
German Dreschen
  • Dreschenremoval of husk from corn
Cite this entry
APA

cornhusking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornhusking

MLA

“cornhusking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornhusking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornhusking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornhusking.

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