What does "husk" mean?
Husk: The supporting frame of a run of millstones. Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.
Additional senses
- 2.To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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