Husking

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Husk \Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Husked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Husking}.]
     To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to
     husk Indian corn.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Husking \Husk"ing\, n.
     1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian
        corn.
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     2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking
        maize; -- called also husking bee. [U.S.] "A red ear in
        the husking." --Longfellow.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  husking
       n : the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {stripping}, {uncovering},
            {baring}]