husk (hŭsk)
n.

1. The outer membranous or green envelope of some fruits or seeds, as that of a walnut or an ear of corn.
2. A shell or outer covering, especially when considered worthless.
3. A framework serving as a support.

tr.v., husked, husk·ing, husks.
To remove the husk from.

[Middle English, probably diminutive of hus, house, akin to Middle Dutch hūskijn, little house, core of an apple. See house.]

husker husk'er n.

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