paddy-husks

Updated: June 28, 2025

Then he felt that the river was full of something floating on its surface, which brushed his fingers, and circled about his wrist. "What's this in the water?" said Jack. Buck dropped his hand down. "Paddy-husks, the husk of rice," he replied. "There are rice-mills on the banks up above, and they pitch the husks into the stream. When the mills are busy, the husks cover the river."

John Finnemore - Jack Haydon's Quest