hulling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hulling
Example Sentences
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This process, known as hulling, takes place at Strawberry Centre.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
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
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
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
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