1husk1 (hʌsk
)
Definitions
noun
- the external green or membranous covering of certain fruits and seeds
- any worthless outer covering
verb
- (tr) to remove the husk from
Alternative Forms
ˈhusker noun ˈhuskˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
C14: probably based on Middle Dutch huusken little house, from hūs house; related to Old English hosu husk, hūshouse2husk2
Definitions
noun
- bronchitis in cattle, sheep, and goats, usually caused by lungworm infestation
Usage examples
Austria is little more than a husk - look at the way she folded up in the Seven Weeks War with her German cousin!
, Anti-Ice (1993)Since the plant is located in the Saurashtra area which is an agricultural belt, husk was available in abundance.
Business Today (1999)For shelter, she lives under an abandoned, decaying, creaking husk of a building in the inner city.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)And then, with a knowing look, asked: `What sort of burned-out emotional husk would have to pretend to be someone else to get their kicks?
Sun, News of the World (2005)The body after death was a husk , and to eat it was a matter of free choice.
, THE BURIED SOUL: How Humans Invented Death (2002)