husking bee

a gathering of farm families or friends to husk corn, usually as part of a celebration or party.

Origin of husking bee

First recorded in 1800–10

hush-hush, hushaby, husk, husk tomato, husking, husking bee, huskisson, husky, huss, hussain, hussar

The corn was gathered into the barn across the road, and a husking-bee gave occasion for mild merrymaking.

A Backward Glance at Eighty |Charles A. Murdock
The postscript to this letter, too, is flavored with the rude gallantry of the husking-bee.

Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) |Wiliam Cabell Bruce
The husking-bee and the quilting-bee afforded sources of much enjoyment.

The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 |Various