Disjasket

/dɪsˈdʒæskət/ noun

Definition

A tool or implement used for removing the husk or outer covering from grain or seeds.

Etymology

From disjask + -et (a diminutive suffix). The -et ending suggests a small tool, though a disjasket could be of any size.

Kelly Says

Old farming tools had wonderfully specific names that have almost completely vanished from English—there were separate words for different husking tools depending on which grain you were processing, showing how intimately medieval farmers knew their work.

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