husk
noun
the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
had husked
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past perfectof husk.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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With a great lumber wagon at my side I had husked corn from every acre of it, and now I was leaving it with no intention of returning.
From A Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland
