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The correct spelling is husk.

How to pronounce husk

/hʌsk/
noun

IPA: /hʌsk/

Say it like: Hus-k

The correct spelling is husk. The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside For example: "A coconut has a very thick husk."

Usage Examples

A coconut has a very thick husk.

His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside
  2. 2.Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something
  3. 3.The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
  4. 4.An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm

verb

  1. 1.To remove husks from.
  2. 2.To cough, clear one's throat.
  3. 3.To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

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