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dehusk

verb

Etymology

From de- + husk.

  1. derived from husekijn — “little house, core of fruit, case”
  2. derived from hûseken
  3. derived from *husǭ✻ — “covering, shell, leggings”
  4. derived from *hosā✻
  5. inherited from huske
  6. prefixed as dehusk — “de + husk”

Definitions

  1. To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal grain).

    • thy neghbour should haue more Wheate (by the dowrie of his wyfe) dehuskd vpon the flore
    • Cost of nut transportation to the kiln can be reduced by dehusking the nuts under the trees , so that only the unopened shells have to be transported to the kiln reducing weight by about 40 per cent and volume by about 60 per cent .

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA