husked

Definition of huskednext
past tense of husk
as in peeled
to remove the natural covering of the tedious task of husking coconuts

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peeled
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  • For example, there’s quite a bit of autopsy footage in Faces of Death — lots of literal getting under the skin, and also, in one of the movie’s more stomach-turning moments, having skin peeled back off a skull.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The daughter peeled her mother’s hands away from Louise.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Husked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husked. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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