husk
To remove husks fromTo remove husks from.
» It's a hassle to take the husks off of chestnuts.
Kastanienschälen ist eine Schererei. — Yorwba
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3 senses(transitive)To remove husks from.
очищатьočiščatʹ
remove the husks from
(intransitive)To cough, clear one's throat.
(transitive)To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.
Examples
11 sentencesIt's a hassle to take the husks off of chestnuts.
deKastanienschälen ist eine Schererei. — Yorwba
I am going to husk rice.
deIch werde Reis entspelzen. — Yorwba
He's just a husk of his former self.
Everywhere lay bottles, seed husks, and other litter.
ruПовсюду валялись бутылки, шелуха от семечек и прочий мусор. — odexed
deÜberall lagen Flaschen, Kernschalen und anderer Abfall. — Yorwba
Do you know how to use a husking pedal?
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English huske, husk (“husk”). Perhaps from Old English *husuc, *hosuc (“littleFrom Middle English huske, husk (“husk”). Perhaps from Old English *husuc, *hosuc (“little covering, sheath”), diminutive of hosu (“pod, shell, husk”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“covering, shell, leggings”), from Proto-Indo-European *kawəs- / kawes- (“cover”). If so, equivalent to hose + -ock.
Partly imitative, partly from Etymology 1, above, influenced by husky.
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Forms
husks, husking, husked, huskedSynonyms
1 synonyms- remove the husks from:shell
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle