unhusk

[ uhn-huhsk ]

verb (used with object)

1. to free from or as if from a husk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhusk¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + husk

Example Sentences

This Tanna must be parched in a Pan, and then is beaten in a Mortar to unhusk it.

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