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Definition of Huskings
1. husking [n] - See also: husking
Lexicographical Neighbors of Huskings
Literary usage of Huskings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Old Farmer and His Almanack: Being Some Observations on Life and Manners by George Lyman Kittredge (1920)
"... huskings AND OTHER AMUSEMENTS ADMIRAL BARTHOLOMEW JAMES of the Royal Navy,
during his excursion on the Kennebec River, in 1791, when he was a captain in ..."
2. History of Hancock County [Ohio] from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present by Daniel Barna Beardsley (1881)
"Not the least pleasant of the gatherings of these early settlers, were the corn
huskings. Sometimes the corn was husked just as it had been cut and shocked ..."
3. Recollections of Life in Ohio: From 1813-1840 by William Cooper Howells (1895)
"... Singing was Taught—Social Occasions—Dancing Sinful — Substitutes for
it—Raisings—How the Cabins were Built—Mutual Help—Jolly Gatherings—Corn huskings. ..."
4. Centennial History of Missouri: (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the by Walter Barlow Stevens (1921)
"... Woman" in 1812—"Mimi" Little Pigeon— Benton's Debt to Home Influence—Social
Customs of the Newcomers—House Raisings and Corn huskings—"Chicken Pie" on ..."
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