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  Huss

  noun

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

  noun

  the flesh of the European dogfish, when used as food

Huss

American  

[huhs, hoos] / hʌs, hʊs /

Or Hus

noun

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

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Huss ¹ British  

/ 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

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huss ² British  

/ hʌs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of huss

C15 husk, huske, C16 huss : of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Satellite images show how the Rhône Glacier has changed since 1990, when Dr Huss first visited.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

Toby Huss takes over the remainder of the season.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025

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 • Aug. 3, 2025

“He was a regular here and a well-respected pilot,” Warrenton-Fauquier Airport Director David Huss told the Fauquier Times.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Soon after John Mayer put on the Space Task Group jersey, Carl Huss and Ted Skopinski followed suit, making Katherine the natural inheritor of the research report that would describe Project Mercury’s orbital flight.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly