Synonyms for shucking
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Noun
1. Husking — removal of a shuck; usually, A meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in this task; a fairground…
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Related words
- Phrases
- shucking knife
Forms
- Plural
- shuckings → huskings, cornhuskings, cornshuckings…
Example sentences
- husking Do you know how to use a husking pedal?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shucking | steady | |
| husking | falling | |
| cornhusking | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- husking
- 11 letters
- cornhusking3
- 12 letters
- cornshucking
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cornhusking3 = 3 syllables).