cornhusking

ˈkɔːrnˌhʌskɪŋ

Definition

Definition of cornhusking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agricultural process

Rare

the act of removing the husks from corn

Rare

The farmers gathered for the annual cornhusking event..

husking

shucking

event

Dated

social gathering for husking corn

Dated

We attended a cornhusking last weekend.

husking bee

Adjective

process-related

Rare

related to the process of removing corn husks

Rare

They used a cornhusking machine for the harvest.

shucking

gathering-related

Dated

reminiscent of a rustic or communal gathering

Dated

The festival had a cornhusking atmosphere.

communal

rustic

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Origin of cornhusking

English, corn (grain) + husk (outer covering)

Examples of cornhusking in a sentence

They sang songs while cornhusking in the field.
Cornhusking was a popular activity in the 1800s.
The community organized a cornhusking to celebrate the harvest.
The cornhusking process was labor-intensive before machines.
Cornhusking tools were essential for the farmers.
The barn dance had a cornhusking vibe.

Their wedding was celebrated with a cornhusking spirit.

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French:décorticage du maïs, de décorticage de maïs, ...
German:Maisentspelzen, Maiskolbenhülsenentfernung, ...
Italian:sgranatura del mais, sbucciatura, ...
Spanish:desgrane de maíz, de deshoje, ...
Portuguese:desfolha de milho, relativo à descasca de milho, ...
Chinese:剥玉米皮, 剥玉米壳的, ...
Japanese:トウモロコシの皮むき, トウモロコシの殻剥き, ...
Arabic:تَقْشِيرُ الذُّرَةِ, مُتَعَلِّق بِعَمَلِيَّة تَقصِير الذُّرَة, ...
Hebrew:קִלּוּף תִּירָס, קָשׁוּר לְקִלוּף תִּירָס, ...
Russian:лущение кукурузы, кукурузоочистительный, ...
Ukrainian:лущення кукурудзи, лущильний, ...
Hindi:मकई छीलना, मकई छीलने, ...
Bengali:ভুট্টার খোসা ছাড়ানো, ভুট্টার খোসা ছাড়ানোর, ...
Catalan:desfullament de blat de moro, desgranador, ...
Czech:loupání kukuřice, určený k loupání kukuřice, ...
Danish:afskallet majs, majsafskallings, ...
Dutch:maïsschillen, maïsschil, ...
Greek:ξεφλούδισμα καλαμποκιού, αφαίρεσης φλοιών καλαμποκιού, ...
Hungarian:kukoricafosztás, kukoricahántó, ...
Khmer:ការបកសំបកពោត, ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងដំណើរការបកសំបកពោត, ...
Korean:옥수수 껍질 벗기기, 옥수수 껍질 벗기기의, ...
Persian:پوست‌کنی ذرت, ذرت‌کنی, ...
Polish:łuskanie kukurydzy, łuskający kukurydzę, ...
Portuguese (BR):descasque de milho, para descascar milho, ...
Romanian:curățarea porumbului, de decojit porumb, ...
Swedish:majsrensning, majsskalnings-, ...
Thai:การปอกเปลือกข้าวโพด, ลอกเปลือกข้าวโพด, ...
Turkish:mısır soyma, mısır ayıklama, ...
Vietnamese:bóc vỏ ngô, liên quan đến bóc vỏ ngô, ...

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