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单词 husking bee
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husking bee


noun

a gathering of farm families or friends to husk corn, usually as part of a celebration or party.

Origin of husking bee

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby husking bee

hush money, hush puppy, hush up, husk, husking, husking bee, Huskisson, husk tomato, husky, Huss, Hussain
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Example sentences from the Web for husking bee

  • The corn was gathered into the barn across the road, and a husking-bee gave occasion for mild merrymaking.

    A Backward Glance at Eighty|Charles A. Murdock
  • The postscript to this letter, too, is flavored with the rude gallantry of the husking-bee.

    Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce
  • The husking-bee and the quilting-bee afforded sources of much enjoyment.

    The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886|Various
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