Husk
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
In the O.T. it is the skin of grapes. Numbers 6:4; see 2 Kings 4:42 , margin. In the N.T. it is κεράτιον, which is the fruit, not the husk, of the carob tree. It is abundant in Syria, and the pods, containing a sweet pith-like substance, are food for cattle and pigs: it is occasionally eaten by the very poor. It is also termed 'St. John's Bread,' owing to the tradition that John the Baptist used its fruit in the desert. Quantities of the pods have been imported into England under the name of locust beans, and used as food for horses. Luke 15:16 .
King James Dictionary [2]
HUSK, n. The external covering of certain fruits or seeds of plants. It is the calyx of the flower or glume of corn and grasses, formed of valves embracing the seed. The husks of the small grains, when separated, are called chaff but in America we apply the word chiefly to the covering of the ears or seeds of maiz, which is never denominated chaff. It is sometimes used in England for the rind, skin or hull of seeds.
HUSK, To strip off the external integument or covering of the fruits or seeds of plants as, to husk maiz.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( n.) 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): ( n.) The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
(3): ( v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Numbers 6:4 2 Kings 4:42 Luke 15:16 Numbers 6:4 2 Kings 4:42 hapax legomena Luke 15:16 Ceratonia siliqua
Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]
Numbers 6:4 2 Kings 4:42 Luke 15:16
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Husk'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/h/husk.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
