Vocabulary : Husked to Hustings

Husked : of Husk ;; Covered with a husk. ;; Stripped of husks; deprived of husks.
Huskily : In a husky manner; dryly.
Huskiness : The state of being husky. ;; Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice.
Husking : of Husk ;; The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. ;; A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also
Husky : Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. ;; Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice. ;; Powerful; strong; burly. ;; An Eskimo; also, an Eskimo dog. ;; The Eskimo language.

Huso : A large European sturgeon (Acipenser huso), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also hausen. ;; The huchen, a large salmon.
Hussar : Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies.
Hussite : A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer, who was adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415.
Hussy : A housewife or housekeeper. ;; A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach. ;; A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely. ;; A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.
Hustings : A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant. ;; Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament. ;; The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors.

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