D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Husk

/(hŭsk)/ · IPA /hʌsk/
01 n. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering o…
  1. 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. 2.
    The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
Phrases & compounds
Husks of the prodigal son — the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.
02 v. t. To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.
imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n. Husking
  1. 1.
    To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.