Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dehusk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-husk
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

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 ."

Etymology

From de- + husk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

dehusks (present, singular) dehusking (participle, present) dehusked (participle, past) dehusked (past)

Derived Forms

dehusker undehusked

Questions

What does dehusk mean?: To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal grain).
Where does dehusk come from?: From de- + husk.

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