Huss

Or Hus

[huhs, hoos]

noun

1. John, 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer and martyr.

Huss

¹

/ hʌs /

noun

1. John, Czech name Jan Hus. ?1372–1415, Bohemian religious reformer. Influenced by Wycliffe, he anticipated the Reformation in denouncing doctrines and abuses of the Church. His death at the stake precipitated the Hussite wars in Bohemia and Moravia

huss

²

/ hʌs /

noun

1. the flesh of the European dogfish, when used as food

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huss¹

C15 husk, huske, C16 huss : of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Toby Huss takes over the remainder of the season.

From Salon

The late Johnny Hardwick, who voiced him for the first six episodes of the new season, was replaced by Toby Huss.

From Los Angeles Times

"It is not the very first time that we're seeing big landslides in the Alps," says Mr Huss.

From BBC

"Glaciers are very important for communicating climate change, because they are so visible," said Mr Huss.

From BBC

"We have closed down one of our monitoring programs on a small glacier in central Switzerland because it just became too dangerous to measure," Huss said.

From Reuters