| 释义 |
[ huhs-king ] / ˈhʌs kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR husking ON THESAURUS.COM
nounAlso called shucking. the act of removing husks, especially those of corn. husking bee. Origin of huskingAn Americanism dating back to 1685–95; husk + -ing1 Words nearby huskingHu Shih, hush money, hush puppy, hush up, husk, husking, husking bee, Huskisson, husk tomato, husky, Huss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for huskingThe husking mill is often made of hardened clay with many wooden teeth on the rubbing surface. The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott At husking time husk and weigh the yield from each row or ear of seed separately. The Choctaw Freedmen|Robert Elliott Flickinger Toward evening, being tired and almost without funds, I sat down to converse with a farmer who was husking corn. On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward She laid meat and drink before him, and while he ate she returned to her task of husking corn. Myths of the Iroquois. (1883 N 02 / 1880-1881 (pages 47-116))|Erminnie A. Smith
What few there were, on fatigue all the forenoon, husking and overhauling corn pile, rain beating and spoiling it. An Artilleryman's Diary|Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Words related to huskingcapsule, husk, skin, trim, shave, graze, pare, scrape, tear, rob, dismantle, remove, deprive, lift, ransack, withdraw, gut, divest, expose, empty |