DCHP-1 Online
corn-shelling bee Obs. 
an affair where neighbors gathered to husk corn and to enjoy social activities.
See also: corn-husking bee
- 1863 This very evening, her father coming late to Mrs. Vernon's corn-shelling bee, had told her that Zack would be propitiated no longer. . . .
- 1863 This very evening, her father coming late to Mrs. Vernon's corn-shelling bee, had told her that Zack would be propitiated no longer. . . .