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hulled

[ huhld ]

/ hʌld /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hulled

adjective

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

naturally having a hull: hulled sesame seeds.

having the hull removed: hulled strawberries.

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To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

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Origin of hulled

1570–80 hull¹ + -ed²

Words nearby hulled

hulky, hull, hullabaloo, hull balance, hull down, hulled, hull efficiency, hull girder, Hull House, hulling, hullo

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Example sentences from the Web for hulled

Top with any of the following · Mixed berry—8 ounces each, hulled strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries.
Sweet Brits|Lydia Brownlow|April 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As the fruit is pared or hulled, as the case may be, drop it into its measuring bowl.
Canned Fruit, Preserves, and Jellies: Household Methods of Preparation|Maria Parloa
Hulled corn, hominy, and grits, all require prolonged cooking.
Science in the Kitchen.|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
They drove down two forked supports to hold a crosspiece, and hung the kettle to boil their hulled corn.
Heroes of the Middle West|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

The Frolic had been hulled repeatedly, but aloft had only lost her gaff and head-braces.
Pike & Cutlass|George Gibbs
Of course if the nuts are hulled and planted at once they will grow; but this hulling is entirely unnecessary.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884|Various

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