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cornhusking

cornhusking

1 7.6
An event where people remove the outer leaves from ears of corn together
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrnˌhʌskɪŋ/
  • US
: deshojado de maíz
  • They organized a cornhusking event for the community.

Examples

  • Every autumn, the town holds a cornhusking to bring the community together.

  • During the cornhusking, neighbors exchanged stories and laughter as they worked.

  • The tradition of cornhusking dates back to early rural American life.

  • During the fall, cornhusking brings everyone together.

  • Every fall, the community gathers for a lively cornhusking event in the town square.

  • During the harvest festival, we enjoyed a traditional cornhusking competition with friends and family.

  • The children watched as the adults demonstrated cornhusking techniques in the barn.

Synonyms

husking
vscornhusking
1 3.7

Removing the outer leaves from ears of corn to get the small seeds

often refers to that same action done as a social communal event
husking bee
vscornhusking
  • Archaic
9.9

A community event where people gather to remove the outer leaves from corn and have fun

is the act itself that may or may not include celebration

How Social

cornhusking
  • US
1 7.6

Surface Forms

cornhusking singular
cornhusking plural

Morphology

cornhusking = cornhusk (transparent) = corn + husk + ing

Formed from the verb 'cornhusk' (corn + husk) with the standard -ing nominalization, so the action is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Cornhusking comes from three simple parts: corn ('grain' or 'maize'), husk ('outer skin' of an ear of corn), and -ing ('the action'). Think of people 'peeling' the husks off ears of corn, and because neighbours often did this together a cornhusking is both the work of removing husks and the friendly community event where people gather to help each other.