husk
[noun]
Synonyms: hull, case, pod, shell, shuck, skin, slough
[verb]
Synonyms: shuck, hull, shell

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I. husk¹ /hʌsk/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch huuskijn, from huus 'house, cover']

1. [uncountable and countable] the dry outer part of corn, some grains, seeds, nuts etc

2. [countable] the useless outer part of something that remains after the important or useful part is gone or has been used
husk of
His drug addiction had turned him into a husk of his former self.

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II. husk² verb [transitive]
to remove the husks from grains, seeds etc

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