Definition of "cornhusking" []

• The husking of corn. (noun)
• A social gathering for husking corn. Also called husking bee. (noun)

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• "He had his cornhusking to do, and he wanted to get all the fall jobs finished before cold weather."
• "Of course, cabin-building, cornhusking, and quilting parties provided ample opportunities for the dissemination of strictly "local" news."
• "When asked why, at 82, he still likes to compete in hand cornhusking, he said, "It's fun.""