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Cornhusker

Cornhusker \Cornhusker\ n. a resident of Nebraska; -- a nickname.

Syn: Nebraskan.

Wiktionary
cornhusker

n. 1 A person or device that removes husks from corn. 2 (context usually capitalized English) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.

WordNet
cornhusker
  1. n. a worker who husks corn

  2. a resident of Nebraska [syn: Nebraskan]

Wikipedia
Cornhusker

Cornhusker may refer to:

  • a person or machine that removes the husk from a corncob
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers, the name given to the athletic teams of the University of Nebraska

Usage examples of "cornhusker".

As you know, tomorrow night the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame square off for the national college football championship in the Orange Bowl.

Keyes pushed and shoved and elbowed his way along the row but it was slow going, too slow, and some of the well-fed Cornhusker faithful decided to teach this rude young fellow some manners.

The Marching Cornhusker majorettes dropped their batons and broke rank, leaving Tommy a clear path to escape.

I opened it and found two pennies, a dime and an identification card for Cornhusker High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Louis hanging like a paralyzed moth in the Smithsonian, and wondered how a cornhusker city–"without a single good college in it," his mother sniffed–could flap wings and scoot aloft.