hulling

American  

[huhl-ing] / ˈhʌl ɪŋ /

noun

1. material for the framework and shell of the hull of a ship.

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Etymology

Origin of hulling

1400–50; late Middle English (gerund). See hull ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The courtyard is unkempt, and a rotting wheat hulling machine lies in a corner.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022

Hulling strawberries with a knife is tedious; hulling strawberries with this tiny tool is weirdly satisfying.

From Time • Dec. 20, 2016

As Sara Pitzer, the author of the small-scale grain grower’s bible “Homegrown Whole Grains,” writes, “even gardeners most lyrical about the joys of growing rice admit that hulling is nothing but pure chore.”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 10, 2014

They traveled to Peru and Brazil to learn about processing machinery for other commodities, and attempted to build their own quinoa equipment based on a barley hulling machine.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2014

The pan was full, so I dashed upstairs, where the rest of the family was hulling strawberries around the kitchen table.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank