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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024husk /hʌsk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Botanythe dry outer covering of certain fruits or seeds, esp. of an ear of corn.
v. [~ + object] - to remove the husk from:husking corn.
husk•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024husk (husk),USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, esp. of an ear of corn.
- the enveloping or outer part of anything, esp. when dry or worthless.
v.t. - to remove the husk from.
- Middle English huske, equivalent. to hus- (akin to Old English hosu pod, husk) + -ke, weak variant of -ock 1350–1400
husk′er, n. husk′like′, adj. |