n. 1. The state of being husky. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also husking bee. [ U.S. ] “A red ear in the husking.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]