Definitions for husking

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husking husk·ing

Spelling: [huhs-king]

IPA: /ˈhʌs kɪŋ/

Husking is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in husking (ghiknsu).

Definitions for husking

noun

1. Also called shucking. the act of removing husks, especially those of corn.
2. husking bee.
3. the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
4. the enveloping or outer part of anything, especially when dry or worthless.

verb (used with object)

1. to remove the husk from.

Origin of husking

An Americanism dating back to 1685-95; husk + -ing¹

Examples for husking

But the eye is no longer necessary for the detailed movements in husking.

The work of husking and pounding the crop then occupies the village.

I was brought up on plowing, husking corn and going to meeting.

Other duties are the husking of rice and the making of cheroots.

Get it ready for canning by husking it and removing the silk.

With this comparison the process of husking the grain is designated.

It was suggested that he might be the author of the poem read at the husking.

I said, and stood like a bound boy at a husking, without a word to say for myself.

Did Leah Herrick say anything to you against me the other night at the husking?

As for Johnny, he was taken into the field to assist in husking corn.