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Sheal :: Sheal (v. t.) To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod..

Kex :: Kex (n.) A dry husk or covering.

Sowens :: Sowens (n. pl.) A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; -- called flummery in England..

Peel :: Peel (v. t.) To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange..

Corndodger :: Corndodger (n.) A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers..

Grass :: Grass (n.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single..

Husking :: Husking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hus.

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

Coat :: Coat (n.) An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek..

Cod :: Cod (n.) A husk; a pod; as, a peascod..

Depilate :: Depilate (v. t.) To strip of hair; to husk.

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

Husk :: Husk (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn..

Paddy :: Paddy (n.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.

Husky :: Husky (a.) Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice..

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

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.

Kernel :: Kernel (n.) The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp..

Mat :: Mat (n.) A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes..

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