hulled

[ huhld ]

adjective

1. retaining the hull during threshing; having a persistent enclosing hull:

   hulled wheat.

2. naturally having a hull:

   hulled sesame seeds.

3. having the hull removed:

   hulled strawberries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hulled¹

1570–80 hull ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Rice kernels are then dried and hulled by machines before they’re packed for sale in factories, lined from floor to ceiling with sacks of rice.

From Seattle Times

An illustration of Mr. Moore appears on the packaging for each of his brand’s more than 400 products, from hulled millet to yellow popcorn, next to the tagline, “To Your Good Health.”

From New York Times

“The Cape’s not so bad. You’re safer there than lots of places. For instance—take the Mediterranean. There—you’d be running from a French privateer, and probably be hulled by a Barbary pirate.”

From Literature

Toasted Buckwheat Groats with Fresh Sheep Cheese and Pickled Rhubarb Buckwheat groats are the hulled seeds of the plant.

From Seattle Times

She said the sanction was being applied in response to Mexico’s “continued failure to combat unauthorized fishing activities by small hulled vessels in U.S. waters.”

From Washington Post