huskers

Maize sheath removers

Huskers is the plural of husker, one who husks—removes the outer covering from ears of corn or other grain.

The term appears most often as a proper noun: the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the University of Nebraska's athletic teams, commonly called simply the Huskers.

Husker fans packed the stadium.

Nebraska

Cornhuskers

Nebraska residents or teams

Big Ten · Blackshirts · NCAA · Midwest · Plains · gameday · tailgate · sellout · Red Sea

agriculture

maize

Cob-bearing cereal crop

  • cornCereal grown on cobs
  • stalkPlant's vertical support
  • fieldArea of specialty

tassel · silk · detasseling · combine · harvest · grain · crop · farming · irrigation · cultivar

athletics

volleyball

Court game over net

gymnastics · track · swimming · softball · baseball · tennis · golf · cross-country · diving · rowing

cornhusking

ear

Auditory organ

  • cobMaize ear's central cylinder
  • kernelSeed or essential core
  • pegWooden pin for fastening

contest · bee · harvest · bushel · wagon · handwork · apron · gloves · speed · competition

Opposites
agricultural task

huskersplanters

Vessels for cultivating vegetation

sowers · seeders · cultivators · growers · irrigators

college football rivalry

huskersHawkeyes

Iowa's team nickname

Tigers

Phrases
Family

husked, husker

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G