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Meaning of 'husk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Husk [ n.]
- 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.
- The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
2 . Husk [ v. t.]
- To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Meaning of 'husk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . husk [ v]
Meaning (1):
- remove the husks from
Example in sentence:
  • husk corn

Nearby Words:

husband husbandable husbandage husbanded husbanding husbandless husbandly husbandman husbandmen husbandry

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