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.
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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.
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   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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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