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

Traditionally rice was washed to rinse off dust, insects, little stones and bits of husk left from the rice hulling process.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

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

Late that night we were still at work, cleaning the fish, hulling the rice, separating the grain from the husk.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya