corn-huskn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcorn-husk.

U.S.

The husk of coarse leaves enclosing the ear of Indian corn.

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1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 122 They scrubbed him with corn-husks.

1864 E. Sargent Peculiar II. 221 The corn-husk punishment... Dry corn-husks are..lighted, and the burning embers are whipped off..so as to fall in showers of live sparks on the naked back.

Derivatives

corn-husker n. one who strips the husks from the ears of Indian corn; also a machine for this purpose.

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1858 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1857: Arts & Manuf. I. 358, in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (35th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 32, Pt. 1) VII I claim an improved corn~husker.

1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 317 Several Indian Stone implements..which are said to bear a striking resemblance to iron corn huskers now in use in the West.

1876 3rd Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1875–6 609 The corn harvest may now be greatly accelerated by the use of the corn husker driven by horse power.

1893 N.E.D. at Corn-husk Mod. U.S. Newspaper Advt., The best corn-husker made.

corn-husking n. the husking of Indian corn; a gathering of neighbours at the house of a farmer to assist him in husking his Indian corn, usually finishing up with feasting and dancing; also called husking bee.

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1818 M. L. Weems Drunkard's Looking Glass (ed. 6) 4 Whether at a Funeral..or a Cock-fight, a Corn-husking.

1821 T. Nuttall Trav. Arkansa ii. 58 We took up our lodging where there happened to be a corn-husking.

1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life x. 71 He made a great corn husking, and a great frolic, and gave a general treat.

1852 T. C. Haliburton Traits Amer. Humor There was a corn-husking, and I went along with Sal Stebbins.

1886 S. Longfellow Life Longfellow I. ii. 19 In autumn entering into the work and fun of the corn-husking.

1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. Dec. A big corn-husking match..each contestant husked and cribbed about 150 bushels.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	corn-husk
释义	corn-huskn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcorn-husk. U.S. The husk of coarse leaves enclosing the ear of Indian corn. ΚΠ 1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 122 They scrubbed him with corn-husks. 1864 E. Sargent Peculiar II. 221 The corn-husk punishment... Dry corn-husks are..lighted, and the burning embers are whipped off..so as to fall in showers of live sparks on the naked back. Derivatives corn-husker n. one who strips the husks from the ears of Indian corn; also a machine for this purpose. ΚΠ 1858 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1857: Arts & Manuf. I. 358, in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (35th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 32, Pt. 1) VII I claim an improved corn~husker. 1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 317 Several Indian Stone implements..which are said to bear a striking resemblance to iron corn huskers now in use in the West. 1876 3rd Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1875–6 609 The corn harvest may now be greatly accelerated by the use of the corn husker driven by horse power. 1893 N.E.D. at Corn-husk Mod. U.S. Newspaper Advt., The best corn-husker made. corn-husking n. the husking of Indian corn; a gathering of neighbours at the house of a farmer to assist him in husking his Indian corn, usually finishing up with feasting and dancing; also called husking bee. ΚΠ 1818 M. L. Weems Drunkard's Looking Glass (ed. 6) 4 Whether at a Funeral..or a Cock-fight, a Corn-husking. 1821 T. Nuttall Trav. Arkansa ii. 58 We took up our lodging where there happened to be a corn-husking. 1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life x. 71 He made a great corn husking, and a great frolic, and gave a general treat. 1852 T. C. Haliburton Traits Amer. Humor There was a corn-husking, and I went along with Sal Stebbins. 1886 S. Longfellow Life Longfellow I. ii. 19 In autumn entering into the work and fun of the corn-husking. 1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. Dec. A big corn-husking match..each contestant husked and cribbed about 150 bushels. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1808
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