cornhusking
/ˈkɔːrnˌhʌskɪŋ/
noun
- The activity of removing the outer leaves (husks) from ears of corn.
- Every autumn, the whole family helps with the cornhusking before the harvest festival.
- She won first place in the county fair's cornhusking competition.
- Cornhusking used to be a common social event where neighbors gathered to work together.
- A social gathering or party where people husk corn together.
- We met many new neighbors at the annual cornhusking last weekend.
- Grandma always tells stories about the cornhuskings she went to as a girl.
- The town held a cornhusking with music and food to celebrate the harvest.
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