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husking

husking

3.7
Removing the outer leaves from ears of corn to get the small seeds
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌskɪŋ/
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  • He spent the afternoon husking corn with his family, eagerly preparing for the big feast that evening.

Examples

  • That's my day and husking that coconut, as difficult as it was, I will say it was easier than my first time trying to husk a coconut.

  • At the community event, everyone took turns husking the corn, enjoying music and laughter as they worked.

  • Three summers of planting parties, hoeing parties, harvesting parties, and husking parties.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Behind them faded the community sounds, the get-together songs of corn-husking, apple-paring, rock and roll dancing, bobbing for apples, and stealing a kiss.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • During the fall harvest, the farmers gathered in the field for husking the corn after it had dried on the stalks.

Synonyms

cornhusking
vshusking
  • US
7.6

An event where people remove the outer leaves from ears of corn together

refers to removing outer coverings from various seed crops rather than just maize

Antonyms

covering
12 1.1

A thing placed over something to protect or hide it

enclosing
4.5

Putting something inside or around another thing to protect it

Compounds

husking bee
  • Archaic
9.9

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

Surface Forms

husking singular
huskinges plural

Morphology

husking = husk (transparent) = husk + ing

The noun is a straightforward action noun formed from the verb 'husk' plus '-ing'.

Etymology

Husking comes from the word husk, which means 'outer shell or covering' around seeds such as corn. So, husking is the simple act of taking that covering off, like taking a coat off an ear of corn.