- present participle of husk.
husking
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Origin of husking
Example Sentences
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The husking trays were containers with a large oval base and low walls, made of coarse clay.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
One of those offerings: coconut husking, or removing the hard outer layer around the shell, a necessary step to get to the meat and liquid inside.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
Yes, there’s a staginess to it all: the quintet sitting around on the floor husking vegetables, dismantling a chicken, dining.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
As Alex, Sturridge does a good job of husking himself as the story goes sour.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 12, 2019
I noticed, now, that he was watching the big muscular man who had tried to get me to dance—the same man who had spoken to me at the corn husking.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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