Husking

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of stripping off husks, as of maize.
  • noun. A gathering of persons to assist in husking Indian corn (maize), usually with feasting and merrymaking. Also called husking-bee.
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  • noun. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn.
  • noun. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also.
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  • verb. Present participle of husk.
  • noun. A meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in husking maize.
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  • noun. the removal of covering
    • Word Usage
    "The stripping of the corn gives rise among some people, to what they call a husking-bee, which, like all the other bees, is one of Yankee origin, and is not now so frequently adopted among the more independent or better class of settlers."
    Form
    husking bee  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    remotion  removal  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    cornhusking  deforestation  disforestation  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    81st  beaten-down  bikky  blue-spotted  buccaneering  
    verb-stem
    husk  
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