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husking bee

 

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Noun husking bee has 1 sense
  1. husking bee, cornhusking - a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn
    --1 is a kind of bee

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Husking Bee

Noun:

1. A social event, typically held in rural areas, where people gather to remove the husks from ears of corn while enjoying each other's company.

Example Sentence: We had a wonderful time at the annual husking bee, laughing and chatting while getting the corn ready for winter storage.

Noun:

2. In American colonial times, a husking bee referred to a competition where men and women would race to husk corn as quickly as possible.

Example Sentence: The settlers organized a friendly husking bee to see who could husk the most corn in the shortest amount of time.

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