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Husks of the prodigal son

Husk \Husk\ (h[u^]sk), n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk.]

  1. 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. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

    Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.

Usage examples of "husks of the prodigal son".

John's Bread which probably corresponds to the husks of the Prodigal Son parable, and the seed which is said to have been the original jewellers' carat weight.