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husking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | baring, denudation, stripping, uncovering |
| Type of | remotion, removal |
| Has types | cornhusking, deforestation, disforestation |
| Derivation | husk |
Examples of husking
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Her grandmother is husking a pile of coconuts under a corrugated iron roof.
From the nzherald.co.nz
We drag our sacks back to camp and start de-husking their contents.
From the guardian.co.uk
Saturday's game did remind me of an old Nebraska husking, though.
From the omaha.com
An Ivorian farmer tends a husking machine for cocoa beans.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They spend six to 10 hours a day husking and skinning nuts.
From the time.com
It's pitch black as we work outside, husking coconuts, grinding their flesh into cream that drips over everything.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Throughout the fair, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in corn-husking and watermelon-eating contests.
From the sacbee.com
The husk and silk are removed by hand, before boiling but not before roasting, in a process called husking or shucking.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I dragged a hand through my hair, which has dried out in tangled mats, like discarded corn silks at a husking.
From the denverpost.com
- Chaff: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- Remove the husks from; "husk corn"
- Outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
- Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. It often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective outer covering of a seed, fruit or vegetable. ...
- Husk (Paige Guthrie) is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. Guthrie is a superhero associated with the X-Men.
- Russell Kirkpatrick (born 1961, Christchurch, New Zealand) is a geography lecturer and a novelist. He holds a PhD in geography from the University of Canterbury, and currently lectures at the University of Waikato in Hamilton. ...
- Husk is an upcoming comedy horror film set for release in 2010. It stars Devon Graye, C. J. Thomason, Ben Easter and Tammin Sursok. It is directed by Brett Simmons.
- The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside; Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something; To remove husk(s) from
- The dry outer layer of certain cereal seeds.
