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Meaning of dehusk | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

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

transitive

Equivalents

Bosanski kupaš
Español desfarfollar
Suomi lestä lesta
Hrvatski kupaš
Bahasa Melayu kupas
Српски kupaš

Examples

“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 .”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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