GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Husk (hŭsk), n. [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.
   
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   2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
   
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   Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.
   
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   Husk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Husking.] To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, “to husk Indian corn”.
   
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