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Definition of Husk

• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
• (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Synonyms of Husk

• Chaff
• Shuck
• Stalk
• Straw
• Stubble
• Shell

Antonyms of Husk

Homophones of Husk