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cornhusking

cornhusking

7.6
An event where people remove the outer leaves from ears of corn together
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrnˌhʌskɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : 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 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
husking
vscornhusking
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

How Social

cornhusking
  • US
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.