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Definition of husk verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

husk

verb
 
/hʌsk/
 
/hʌsk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they husk
 
/hʌsk/
 
/hʌsk/
he / she / it husks
 
/hʌsks/
 
/hʌsks/
past simple husked
 
/hʌskt/
 
/hʌskt/
past participle husked
 
/hʌskt/
 
/hʌskt/
-ing form husking
 
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/
 
/ˈhʌskɪŋ/
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  1. husk something to remove the husks from grain, seeds, nuts, etc.
    • Husk the ears of corn and brush them with melted butter.
    • husked corn
    Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Low German hūske ‘sheath’, literally ‘little house’.
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