There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
denudation, stripping, uncovering, baring, husking
(noun) the removal of covering
Source: WordNet® 3.1
husking
present participle of husk
husking (plural huskings)
A meeting of neighbours or friends to assist in husking maize.
• husking bee
Source: Wiktionary
Husk"ing, n.
1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn.
2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also husking bee. [U.S.] "A red ear in the husking." Longfellow.
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
31 May 2025
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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.