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Cornhusker

noun

Etymology

From corn + husker.

  1. derived from husekijn — “little house, core of fruit, case”
  2. derived from hûseken
  3. derived from *husǭ✻ — “covering, shell, leggings”
  4. derived from *hosā✻
  5. inherited from huske
  6. suffixed as husker — “husk + er”
  7. compounded as cornhusker — “corn + husker”

Definitions

  1. A native or resident of the American state of Nebraska.

  2. Any of a number of sports teams in Nebraska.

    • Two weeks later, the Cornhuskers put on their road whites again and promptly got schooled by miserable Iowa State in Ames. After the shocking loss […]

  3. A person or device that removes husks from corn.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.

    2. A yokel.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA