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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She devised a system that hulled and cleaned corn kernels, and then used mechanical pestles or stamping mechanisms to process the kernels into meal that could be used to bake bread and make other food.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
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
“Canoes,” by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims, tells the story of canoes in North America, from the birch-barks of the Native Americans to the synthetic hulled canoes of modern times.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2017
Navy significantly reduced in size, a majority of vessels were classified as “Old Navy,” meaning a mixture of iron hulled and wholly wooden ships.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
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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