Husk

Noun

 * 1) The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside
 *  A coconut has a very thick husk.
 * 1) Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something
 * His attorney was a dried up husk of a man, ready for the grave, with one foot already inside and another on a banana peel.

Verb

 * 1)  To remove husk(s) from.

Verb

 * 1)  To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.
 * 2) * The French captain did not immediately respond; he looked at his men with a miserable expression [...]; still he hesitated, drooped, and finally husked, "Je me rends," with a look still more wretched. — Naomi Novik, "His Majesty's Dragon"

Thesaurus
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