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Husk Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Husk? [n] outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds [n] material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [v] remove the husks from, as of ears of corn Synonyms \| Synonyms for Husk: chaff \| shell \| shuck \| stalk \| straw \| stubble Related Terms \| Find terms related to Husk: afterglow \| afterimage \| balance \| bark \| boll \| bones \| bran \| burr \| butt \| butt end \| candle ends \| capsule \| case \| chaff \| cod \| corn shuck \| cornhusk \| culm \| deadwood \| debris \| detritus \| dishwater \| draff \| dregs \| dust \| end \| fag end \| filings \| follicle \| fossil \| garbage \| gash \| hogwash \| holdover \| hull \| husks \| jacket \| leavings \| lees \| leftovers \| legume \| legumen \| odds and ends \| offal \| offscourings \| orts \| palea \| parings \| pease cod \| peel \| pericarp \| pod \| potsherds \| rags \| raspings \| refuse \| relics \| remainder \| remains \| remnant \| residue \| residuum \| rest \| rind \| roach \| rubbish \| ruins \| rump \| sawdust \| scourings \| scrap iron \| scraps \| scum \| seed pod \| seed vessel \| seedbox \| seedcase \| shadow \| shards \| shavings \| shell \| shuck \| silique \| skin \| slack \| slag \| slop \| slops \| slough \| straw \| stubble \| stump \| survival \| sweepings \| swill \| tares \| trace \| vestige \| wastage \| waste \| waste matter \| wastepaper \| weeds See Also \| bract \| bran \| case \| cod \| cornhusk \| hull \| plant material \| pod \| remove \| seedcase \| sheath \| take \| take away \| withdraw Husk In Webster's Dictionary \Husk\, n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See {Hull} a husk.] 1. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize. 2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones. {Husks of the prodigal son} (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See {Carob}. \Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Husked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Husking}.] To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Husk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Husk?

[n] outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
[n] material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[v] remove the husks from, as of ears of corn

Husk In Webster's Dictionary

\Husk\, n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull
a husk. See {Hull} a husk.]
1. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or
   seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially
   applied to the covering of the ears of maize.

2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

{Husks of the prodigal son} (Bot.), the pods of the carob
   tree. See {Carob}.


\Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Husked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Husking}.]
To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to
husk Indian corn.

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