ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dehusk

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Dehusk is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal grain).

Meaning

(transitive) To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal grain).

Example Sentences

thy neghbour should haue more Wheate (by the dowrie of his wyfe) dehuskd vpon the flore
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 .

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unhusk, husk, dehull, debran, hull, deshell.

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