Defn: An usher. [Obs.] Spenser.
HUSHING
Hush"ing, n. (Mining)
Defn: The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; — also called booming.
HUSK Husk, n. Etym: [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk.]
1. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones. Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.
HUSK
Husk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n. Husking.]
Defn: To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk
Indian corn.
HUSKED
Husked, a.
1. Covered with a husk.