buskins

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A little later than this we have huskings in the barns, seated around a heap of corn.

From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Coffin, Charles Carleton

They shared in their neighborhood joys and griefs, and made common cause at weddings, funerals, threshings, huskings, cider makings, everything.

From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.

"These huskings are but low bussing-matches," said Mrs. Edwards with much disgust.

From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward

At corn huskings, at plays, and elsewhere, when Negroes sang secular songs, some one was chosen to lead.

From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Talley, Thomas Washington

They had corn huskings every Friday night, and they ground the meal every Saturday.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration