Husk vs Pod - What's the difference?
husk | pod | Synonyms |
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside
Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.
* The French captain did not immediately respond; he looked at his men with a miserable expression [...]; still he hesitated, drooped, and finally husked , "Je me rends," with a look still more wretched. — (Naomi Novik), "His Majesty's Dragon"
(botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A bag; a pouch.
To bear or produce pods
To remove peas from their case.
To swell or fill.
Pod is a synonym of husk.
In transitive terms the difference between husk and pod
is that husk is to say huskily, to utter in a husky voice while pod is to remove peas from their case.As an initialism POD is
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l), (l). Alternate etymology derives husk from Low German .)Noun
(wikipedia husk) (en noun)- A coconut has a very thick husk .
- His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man.
Etymology 2
Partly imitative, partly from Etymology 1, above, influenced by (husky).Verb
(en verb)See also
* huskyReferences
The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary , 2nd Ed., Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1978 ----pod
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) *.Noun
(en noun)- (Tusser)