husk

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
2. 2
   Any form of useless, dried up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something.
3. 3
   The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
4. 4
   An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm

Verb

1. 1
   To remove husks from.
2. 2
   To cough, clear one's throat.
3. 3
   To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.