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HUSKS
Noun
husks
plural of husk
Verb
husks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of husk
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Proper noun
Husks
plural of Husk
Anagrams
• sukhs
Source: Wiktionary
HUSK
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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