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Pronunciation : Husk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Husk
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

t. [imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n. Husking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913