Mgbeke means “a child born on corn-shucking day,” an honor I could do without. ❋ Sabrina Lamb (2010)
There will be grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles, and now there will most definitely be corn-shucking. ❋ Unknown (2009)
After the returns came in from the harvest, all the hands were invited to join in "a real old-time corn-shucking," such as had not occurred upon either place for many a year. ❋ Unknown (1984)
She said they'd have corn-shucking, they called it. ❋ Unknown (1980)
School was begun thus early for the sake of getting an extra week of vacation during the Indian summer days of November, when the school would close for a while to give the boys and girls a chance to "help through corn-shucking," and still get in days enough in the school year to be sure to draw school money. ❋ William Hawley Smith (N/A)
She no longer felt happy, and full of anticipations of the surprise in store at the corn-shucking. ❋ Alice Turner Curtis (N/A)
Sylvia's mother and father were interested to hear all that she had to tell them about the corn-shucking, and of the wonderful cake with its palmetto flag. ❋ Alice Turner Curtis (N/A)
"The corn-shucking will be here," she said, pointing with her pretty gold-mounted whip to a number of corn-cribs. ❋ Alice Turner Curtis (N/A)
"I suppose you girls are looking forward to the corn-shucking to-night?" ❋ Alice Turner Curtis (N/A)
"What is a 'corn-shucking'?" questioned Sylvia; for she had always lived in a city and did not know much about farm or plantation affairs. ❋ Alice Turner Curtis (N/A)
He said that when the corn-shucking time came, both whites and blacks would gather at a certain plantation. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)
Georgians would charge a breastwork or storm a battery with the same light-heartedness as they went to their husking bees or corn-shucking, all in a frolick. ❋ D. Augustus Dickert (N/A)
This was best shown in the harvest field, in the thrashing of wheat, and in the old-time corn-shucking parties. ❋ Unknown (1914)
It was on the occasion of one of my earlier visits to the plantation of my cousin, Mr. James A. Boyd, in Madison County, that I first witnessed a "corn-shucking." ❋ John Allan (1914)
The only drink allowed at the corn-shucking was coffee, but it was customary on some of the plantations to have whiskey at corn-shuckings, but Mr. Frierson never allowed it. ❋ Unknown (1911)
There were several barns, some big and some little, but when the corn was gathered and the "corn-shucking" was over and the crop was housed, the barns were full to overflowing. ❋ Unknown (1911)
It was enough for all who came and took part in the corn-shucking. ❋ Unknown (1911)