hull
noun
the husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit.
huller
-
a word derived from
hull.
Example Sentences
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Emily Ostrowska started work as a strawberry huller when the tournament got underway on Monday, using a spoon to take off the green and leave as much of the strawberry behind as possible.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
As we put the huller and bike away, to await this fall’s rice harvest, Brill took one last look at his machine.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 10, 2014
Rice-A-Roni’s workers are not pounding each kernel by hand; indeed, they haven’t had to since the invention of the Engelberg huller, in 1888.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 10, 2014
After the rice is dried and threshed, it will be processed, with a $2,200 rice huller Andrus ordered from China.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2011
Roswell Abbey obtained a United States patent on a huller in 1825; and Zenos Bronson, of Jasper County, Ga., obtained one on another huller in 1829.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
