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husk

UK/hʊsk/ US/hʌsk/ uncommon rare
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

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2.

outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

verb

1.

remove the husks from

  • “husk corn”
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Origin

From Middle English huske, husk (“husk”). Perhaps from Old English *husuc, *hosuc (“little covering, sheath”), diminutive of hosu (“pod, shell, husk”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“covering, shell, leggings”), from Proto-Indo-European *kawəs- / kawes- (“cover”). If so, equivalent to hose + -ock. Alternatively from Middle Low German hûs(e)ken, hü̂seken (“little house, sheath”), Middle Dutch husekijn (“little house, core of fruit, case”), diminutive of hûs (“house”). Compare Dutch huisje, German Häuschen, both also used for “snailshell”.

Phrases

  • husk tomato
  • rice husk

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