cornhusker

A machine for taking the of corn out of its enveloping sheath of leaves. Some machines operate upon the corn in the field to husk it off the stalk; in others, the ear is simply jerked from the stalk, and the machine tears off the husks from the ears. corn-laws, s . pl . Laws designed to regulate the price of corn, especially those formerly in force in when its price rose above a specified rate. corn-lift, s . An apparatus for raising sacks of corn to the upper floors of a warehouse or granary. corn-marigold, corn-mary gold, s . The popular name of Chrysanthemum segetum .