husk1
  
  n.
  - the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.
- a dry or rough discarded outer layer.
v.
 remove the husk from.
Etymology
  ME: prob. from Low Ger. hūske ‘sheath’, lit. ‘little house’.
 
  
    
husk2
  
  n.
  - bronchitis in cattle, sheep, or pigs caused by parasitic infestation, typically marked by a husky cough.
- huskiness.
Etymology
  C18: partly from husky1, partly from the earlier verb husk ‘cough’.