I. husk 1 /hʌsk/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch huuskijn , from huus 'house, cover' ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] the dry outer part of corn, some grains, seeds, nuts etc
2 . [countable] the useless outer part of something that remains after the important or useful part is gone or has been used
husk of
His drug addiction had turned him into a husk of his former self.
II. husk 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to remove the husks from grains, seeds etc