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Noun
a high stone wall is the husk that protects the actor from prying curiosity seekers
Verb
the tedious task of husking coconuts
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Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2024
Cookbooks become spellbooks, bar-crawls become horror tours and corn husk brooms become $75 souvenirs.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Julia Levy, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
The Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, for example, lets guests husk coconuts, take ukulele and hula lessons, and rent GoPro cameras as part of its $50 daily resort fee.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 8 Apr. 2023
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Noun
Like when Gerald Ford ate a tamale, husk and all, which some claim cost him the election.
—Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2024
Cookbooks become spellbooks, bar-crawls become horror tours and corn husk brooms become $75 souvenirs.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Ingredients 4 ears fresh yellow corn, husked, silks removed
2 tsp.
—Julia Levy, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
The Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, for example, lets guests husk coconuts, take ukulele and hula lessons, and rent GoPro cameras as part of its $50 daily resort fee.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 8 Apr. 2023
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“Husk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husk. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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