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cornhusking

[kawrn-huhs-king]

corn·husk·ing

[kawrn-huhs-king]
noun
1.
the removing of the husks from corn.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism; corn1 + husk + -ing1
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Cornhusking is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
WordNet
cornhusking

noun
1. a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn [syn: husking bee
2. the act of removing the husks from ears of corn 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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