cornhusker

corn·husker

a person or machine that husks corn
[C-]Informal a person born or living in Nebraska, called the Cornhusker State

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Noun

(plural cornhuskers)

A person or device that removes husks from corn.
(usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.

Noun

(plural Cornhuskers)

Nickname of a resident or native of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
(pluralized) Name of a number of sports teams in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

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Maybe Brooke will have to leave the coastal waters and beaches of the "Sunshine State" for the Great Plains and farms of the "Cornhusker State."

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