noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Removal of a shuck; usually:; The act or process of shucking maize.
2. 2
   Removal of a shuck; usually:; A meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in this task; a fairground competition inspired by such communal work.

   "We attended a corn shucking and two oyster shuckings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of shuck form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

cornhuskingcornshuckinghuskinghusking bee

Example

More examples

"Tom was invited to the corn shucking."

Related phrases

oyster-shucking knifeshucking knife

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