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husking bee
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Noun
husking bee (plural husking bees)
- (US, chiefly historical) A social event involving the husking of corn.
Usage notes
Formerly a way to expedite a necessary task while fostering communal labor and morale; now mostly unnecessary (thanks to mechanization) but sometimes still celebrated via social tradition.
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