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Finally, someone has done something to keep them corn-husking, bug-eating, flatlanders from Nebraska out of our state.
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Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
Activities include hay rides, pumpkin picking, games, a petting zoo, pony rides, a corn husking contest, face painting, and more.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
Activities include hay rides, pumpkin picking, games, a petting zoo, pony rides, a corn husking contest, face painting, and more.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
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First Known Use
1692, in the meaning defined above
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“Husking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husking. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.
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