'Husking' definitions:
Definition of 'husking'
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noun
Definition of 'Husking'
From: GCIDE
- Husk \Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n. Husking.] To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Husking'
From: GCIDE
- Husking \Husk"ing\, n.
- 1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also husking bee. [U.S.] "A red ear in the husking." --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]