Cornhusker

/ˈkɔːrnˌhʌskər/ noun

Definition

A person or machine that removes the husk from corn cobs, or historically a farmer doing harvest work; also the nickname for Nebraska's sports teams.

Etymology

From cornhusk plus -er (one who does something), referring to the labor-intensive harvest task.

Kelly Says

The term 'Cornhusker' became so associated with Nebraska that the University of Nebraska athletics teams bear this name—turning a harvest term into sporting identity.

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