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balle
, écale
, décortiquer
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Husk
- (n.) The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
- (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.
- (n.) The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
Synonyms:
Chaff, Shell, Shuck, Stalk, Straw, Stubble,
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• Huskily
- (adv.) In a husky manner; dryly.
Synonyms:
Hoarsely,
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• Husking
- (n.) A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also
- (n.) The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn.
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Husk
Synonyms:
Baring, Denudation, Stripping, Uncovering,
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