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English
Etymology
From de- + husk.
Verb
dehusk (third-person singular simple present dehusks, present participle dehusking, simple past and past participle dehusked)
- (transitive) To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal grain).
1567, Thomas Drant, Horace his arte of poetrie, pistles, and satyrs Englished and to the Earle of Ormounte by Tho. Drant addressed.:thy neghbour should haue more
Wheate (by the dowrie of his wyfe) dehuskd vpon the flore
1999, J. G. Olher, Modern Coconut Management: Palm Cultivation and Products:Cost of nut transportation to the kiln can be reduced by dehusking the nuts under the trees , so that only the unopened shells have to be transported to the kiln reducing weight by about 40 per cent and volume by about 60 per cent .
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“dehusk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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