CORNHUSKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cornhusking mean? 

• CORNHUSKING (noun)
  The noun CORNHUSKING has 2 senses:

1. a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn

2. the act of removing the husks from ears of corn

  Familiarity information: CORNHUSKING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORNHUSKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A social gathering for the purpose of husking corn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

cornhusking; husking bee

Hypernyms ("cornhusking" is a kind of...):

bee (a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of removing the husks from ears of corn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("cornhusking" is a kind of...):

baring; denudation; husking; stripping; uncovering (the removal of covering)