hulled

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adjective

1
a
: having the hull or husk removed
hulled pumpkin seeds/ lentils/strawberries
see also hulled corn
b
of a cereal grain : having the hull or glume tightly adhered to the seed
hulled wheats such as emmer or spelt
2
of a ship or boat : having a hull of a specified kind
used in combination
twin-hulled catamarans
a steel-hulled warship

hulled

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past tense and past participle of hull entry 2

Examples of hulled in a Sentence

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Adjective
The minesweepers are made of steel while the Satellite was a wooden hulled vessel. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 13 July 2023 The hulled seeds can be left raw or roasted to varying degrees to deepen their flavor. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 While the seeds can be left whole, most of the tahini available in the United States is made from hulled seeds unless specified as whole-grain, which is darker, less smooth and more bitter. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 In 2019, a red double-hulled icebreaker known as the S.A. Agulhas II charted a course from Cape Town, South Africa, toward Worsley’s coördinates. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2022 But for anything less, the towering, double-hulled icebreaker the size of a nine-story building is unfazed. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2021 Consider, for some useful perspective, the gondola, that enduring symbol of the city, and the fact that while just 433 licensed gondoliers today paddle their glossy-hulled craft through the city’s 177 canals, that number was once 10,000 or possibly more. Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country, 12 June 2022 Traveling back and forth along an oceanic superhighway the space of Eurasia in double-hulled catamarans filled to the brim with taro, sweet potatoes, pigs and chickens, using the stars at night to navigate and other advanced techniques and technologies, iteratively perfected over time. Keolu Fox, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2021 The volume of its transparent dome is almost three times greater than last-generation dual-hulled submersibles, but its narrow shape allows for a longer and more luxurious feel inside. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of hulled was in the 14th century

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“Hulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hulled. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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