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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A good husker never looks at his wagon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each husker husks two rows at a time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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 nuts are gathered into bushel baskets and hauled in a pick-up truck to the husker.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association
