husk
the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
the enveloping or outer part of anything, especially when dry or worthless.
to remove the husk from.
Origin of husk
1Other words from husk
- husker, noun
- husklike, adjective
- un·husked, adjective
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How to use husk in a sentence
The schools are almost deserted, and even the schoolm'ams may yet be drafted in as huskers.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions | Slason ThompsonHuskers around the corn-stack, workmen in the field, master and apprentice in the shop, passed the brown jug from lip to lip.
Usury | Calvin ElliottThe huskers in the field merely jerked the ear of corn from its stalk, leaving the husk on the ear.
Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year | E.C. HartwellHand huskers for dividing the cornhusks at the tips of the ears are made of wood, bone or steel.
Farm Mechanics | Herbert A. ShearerBut the lonely huskers had no time to feel, much less to think, upon these things.
A Spoil of Office | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for husk (1 of 2)
/ (hʌsk) /
the external green or membranous covering of certain fruits and seeds
any worthless outer covering
(tr) to remove the husk from
Origin of husk
1Derived forms of husk
- husker, noun
- husklike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for husk (2 of 2)
bronchitis in cattle, sheep, and goats, usually caused by lungworm infestation
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