corn picker


noun
  1. a machine for picking the ears of corn from standing stalks and removing the husks.

Origin of corn picker

1
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Other words from corn picker

  • corn picking, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for corn-picker

corn-picker

noun
  1. mainly US and Canadian a machine for removing ears of maize from the standing stalks, often also equipped to separate the corn from the husk and shell

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