2. Stripped of husks; deprived of husks.
HUSKILY
Hus"ki*ly, adv. Etym: [From Husky.]
Defn: In a husky manner; dryly.
HUSKINESS
Hus"ki*ness, n.
1. The state of being husky.
2. Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice. G. Eliot.
HUSKING
Husk"ing, n.
1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn.
2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; — called also husking bee. [U.S.] "A red ear in the husking." Longfellow.
HUSKY
Husk"y, a. Etym: [From Husk, n.]