English

Pronunciation
IPA|/h�sk/

Etymology 1
Probably from Low German huske|hūske �little house, sheath� (cognate with Middle Dutch huskjin > Dutch huisken), diminutive of hus|hūs �house�.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside

#: A coconut has a very thick husk.

1. Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something

#:His attorney was a dried up husk of a man, ready for the grave, with one foot already inside and another on a banana peel.

Translations

Dutch: Schil
German: Hülse f (1,2)
Icelandic: hýði n, skel f
mid
Spanish: cáscara

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To remove husk(s) from.

Translations
Icelandic: afhýða

Etymology 2
Partly imitative, partly from Etymology 1, above, influenced by husky.

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

#*The French captain did not immediately respond; he looked at his men with a miserable expression [...]; still he hesitated, drooped, and finally husked, "Je me rends," with a look still more wretched. � :w:Naomi Novik|Naomi Novik, "His Majesty's Dragon"

See also
husky

References
The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary, 2nd Ed., Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1978

Danish

Verb
husk

1. to remember

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