hulled
Americanadjective
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retaining the hull during threshing; having a persistent enclosing hull.
hulled wheat.
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naturally having a hull.
hulled sesame seeds.
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having the hull removed.
hulled strawberries.
Etymology
Origin of hulled
1570–80 hull 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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 • Apr. 22, 2024
How does Liberica excelsa taste when it’s dried, hulled and roasted?
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023
“There are a lot of key issues here,” Wenger said as he hulled walnuts on a brisk October day, his hands stained with the black ink of crushed husks.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2018
Navy to try and zone in on the signal from this whale, and at the same time had these visual surveyors who were going out on rigid hulled inflatables to try and locate it.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2017
Then, at last, they had hulled corn and milk for supper.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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