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Dehusk :: Dehusk (v. t.) To remove the husk from.

Thresh :: Thresh (v. t.) To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw..

Hurt :: Hurt (n.) A husk. See Husk, 2..

Husking :: Husking (n.) The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn..

Unshale :: Unshale (v. t.) To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover..

Shuck :: Shuck (n.) A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut..

Palea :: Palea (n.) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

Angiocarpous :: Angiocarpous (a.) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule..

Sapless :: Sapless (a.) Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless.

Avellane :: Avellane (a.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross..

Manna Croup :: Manna croup () The husked grains of manna grass.

Husking :: Husking (n.) A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called als.

Coir :: Coir (n.) A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut..

Huskiness :: Huskiness (n.) The state of being husky.

Decorticate :: Decorticate (v. t.) To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull..

Shude :: Shude (n.) The husks and other refuse of rice mills, used to adulterate oil cake, or linseed cake..

Huskily :: Huskily (adv.) In a husky manner; dryly.

Shealing :: Shealing (n.) The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell..

Chaff :: Chaff (n.) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc..

Shell :: Shell (v. i.) To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping..

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