husker

Removes outer layers

A husker is a person or machine that removes husks from corn or other grain.

The term appears most often in agricultural contexts: The mechanical husker revolutionized harvest time.

Capitalized, Husker refers to someone from Nebraska or a fan of the University of Nebraska athletic teams, whose mascot is the Cornhuskers.

person

sheller

Device removing hard casings

farmhand · laborer · stripper · gleaner · picker · seasonal worker · migrant worker · crew · hand · helper

machine

combine

Merge, or harvesting machine

sheller · corn picker · extractor · processor · baler · cotton gin · roller

Nebraska

Cornhuskers

Nebraska residents or teams

Scarlet · Memorial Stadium · NCAA · college sports · tailgate · marching band · football · athletics · cheerleaders · stadium

action

shucking

Removing outer covering

harvesting · gleaning · threshing · picking · gathering · pulling · tearing · processing · detasseling · winnowing

football

touchdown

Six-point gridiron play

linebacker · offense · defense · helmet · cleats · coach · playbook · huddle · punt · kickoff

Categories
Opposites
agricultural process stage

huskerplanter

Container for greenery

sower · seeder · transplanter · cultivator · grower

corn processing direction

huskerwrapper

Outer protective layer

coverer · sheather · enveloper

college football rivalry

huskerHawkeye

Iowa resident's nickname

Sooner · Cyclone · Buckeye · Wolverine

Phrases
Family

husk, husks, husking, husked, huskiness, unhusked, huskers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G