husk
noun
the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
husker
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a word derived from
husk.
Example Sentences
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Each husker had one bare hand and one hand in a glove equipped with a little steel hook or a sharp steel peg.
From Time Magazine Archive
A good husker never looks at his wagon.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his search for the magic kernel still missing from his campaign, Stevenson picked and shucked issues like a corn husker.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the side of the wagon farthest from the husker is a "bang-board" against which the ears of corn are pitched, to bounce down to the floor of the wagon.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shredder and husker turns the hitherto useless cornstalk into food, and at the same time husks, or shucks, the corn.
From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Charles William Burkett
