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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the removal of covering;
[syn: denudation, stripping, uncovering, baring, husking]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Husk \Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n. Husking.] To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Husking \Husk"ing\, n. 1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. [1913 Webster] 2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also husking bee. [U.S.] "A red ear in the husking." --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

husking n 1: the removal of covering [syn: denudation, stripping, uncovering, baring, husking]