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Rarehusk
The correct spelling is husk.
How to pronounce husk
/hʌsk/
nounIPA: /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.The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside
- 2.Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something
- 3.The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
- 4.An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm
verb
- 1.To remove husks from.
- 2.To cough, clear one's throat.
- 3.To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.
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