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corn-shucking — cornˈ shucking noun (N American) The removal of corn shucks • • • Main Entry: ↑corn … Useful english dictionary
Shucking — Shuck Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shucking}.] 1. To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay aside;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shucking — ʃʌk n. shell, husk, outer covering of some nuts and vegetables (such as corn) v. remove a husk, peel, shell … English contemporary dictionary
Sweet corn — Husked sweetcorn Sweet corn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa;[1] also called Indian corn, sugar corn, and pole corn) is a variety of maize with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in… … Wikipedia
shuck — {{11}}shuck (n.) husk, pod, shell, 1670s, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. Later used in reference to the shells of oysters and clams (1872). {{12}}shuck (v.) 1819, to remove the shucks from, Many extended senses are from the notion of stripping an… … Etymology dictionary
Cornjerker — In a time before modern machinery, when work was done by hand and horsepower was measured in mules, sweet corn was pulled or jerked from the stalk. The leaves were shucked off and the golden ears were thrown in a wooden wagon pulled by a team of… … Wikipedia
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