He had his cornhusking to do, and he wanted to get all the fall jobs finished before cold weather. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
Of course, cabin-building, cornhusking, and quilting parties provided ample opportunities for the dissemination of strictly "local" news. From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography] Reference
Then, back in 1992, there was a hand cornhusking contest in West Point. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Island Independent Home RSS] Reference
When asked why, at 82, he still likes to compete in hand cornhusking, he said, "It's fun.". From Wordnik.com. [Grand Island Independent Home RSS] Reference
Despite rain and muddy field conditions, the hand cornhusking demonstration went on as planned. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Island Independent Home RSS] Reference
At 75 years old, Janzen said last year was the first time he ever entered a hand cornhusking contest. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Island Independent Home RSS] Reference
Martin was one of the participants at the hand cornhusking demonstration Thursday at Husker Harvest Days. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Island Independent Home RSS] Reference
After cornhusking was all husked and the oats thrashing all thrashed and the rutabaga digging all dug, I took eight dollars and a half in my inside vest pocket and I went to the hardware store. From Wordnik.com. [Rootabaga Stories] Reference
A cornhusking is what it was. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Edna Y. Hargett, July 19, 1979. Interview H-0163. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
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