husk
noun
[ hʌsk ]
• the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.
• "the fibrous husk of the coconut"
Similar:
shell,
hull,
pod,
case,
casing,
covering,
seed case,
rind,
skin,
peel,
chaff,
bran,
shuck,
pericarp,
capsule,
legume,
integument,
husk
verb
• remove the husk or husks from.
• "they set up mills to husk the rice"
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from Low German hūske ‘sheath’, literally ‘little house’.
husk
noun
• bronchitis in cattle, sheep, or pigs caused by parasitic infestation, typically marked by a husky cough.
• huskiness.
• "the husk in her voice"
husk
verb
• say something in a husky voice.
• "‘What big blue eyes you have,’ husked Lorenzo"
Origin:
early 18th century: partly from husky1, partly from the earlier verb husk ‘(of a farm animal) cough’.
