Husk

Husk (husk) , noun

[Probably for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk.]

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.

The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

Collocations (1)

Husks of the prodigal son (Botany) , the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.

Husk , transitive verb

To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.