Husk Definition
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hʌsk/
Etymology 1
From Middle English huske (“husk”), from Old English *husuc, *hosuc (“little covering, sheath”), diminutive of hosu (“pod, shell, husk”), from Proto-Germanic *husōn, *hausaz (“covering, shell, leggings”), from Proto-Indo-European *kawəs- / kawes- (“cover”). More at hose, -ock.
Alternate etymology derives husk from Low German hūske ‘little house, sheath’ (cognate with Middle Dutch huskjin > Dutch huisken), diminutive of hūs ‘house’.
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: Husk- The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside
- A coconut has a very thick husk.
- Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something
- His attorney was a dried up husk of a man, ready for the grave, with one foot already inside and another on a banana peel.
Translations
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits
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Verb
husk (third-person singular simple present husks, present participle husking, simple past and past participle husked)
- (transitive) To remove husk(s) from.
Translations
- Icelandic: afhýða
Etymology 2
Partly imitative, partly from Etymology 1, above, influenced by husky.
Verb
husk (third-person singular simple present husks, present participle husking, simple past and past participle husked)
- (transitive) To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.
- The French captain did not immediately respond; he looked at his men with a miserable expression [...]; still he hesitated, drooped, and finally husked, "Je me rends," with a look still more wretched. — Naomi Novik, "His Majesty's Dragon"
See also
References
The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary, 2nd Ed., Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1978
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /husk/, [husɡ̊]
Verb
husk
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Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. It often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective outer covering of a seed, fruit or vegetable. It can also refer to the exuvia of bugs or small animals left behind after moulting.
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