HUSK

husk

(noun) outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

(noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

husk, shell

(verb) remove the husks from; “husk corn”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

husk (plural husks)

The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside

Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something

The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

Verb

husk (third-person singular simple present husks, present participle husking, simple past and past participle husked)

(transitive) To remove husks from.

Etymology 2

Noun

husk (uncountable)

An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm

Verb

husk (third-person singular simple present husks, present participle husking, simple past and past participle husked)

(intransitive) To cough, clear one's throat.

(transitive) To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

Anagrams

• Kush, khus, kuhs, kush, sukh

Proper noun

Husk (plural Husks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Husk is the 18685^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1471 individuals. Husk is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kush, khus, kuhs, kush, sukh

Source: Wiktionary

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Husk, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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