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husking

verb

Definition of husking

present participle of husk

as in peeling

to remove the natural covering of the tedious task of husking coconuts

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On the day Al-Zaharnah monitored the excavation, the crews were working at a painfully slow pace, peeling back the pancaked layers of the building one by one.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
But shortly after the work finished, peeling paint and algae gathered in the water.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 9 July 2026

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