husks of the prodigal son

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husks of the prodigal son - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
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     Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob
        tree. See Carob.
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