hulling Definition

hull¹
noun

1. The frame or body of a ship or airship.
2. The armoured body of a tank, missile, rocket, etc.

verb

hulled, hulling
1. To pierce the hull of (a ship, etc).

Etymology: 14c: probably from hull².

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hull²
noun

1. The outer covering or husk of certain fruit and seeds, especially the pods of beans and peas.

Thesaurus: body, husk, casing, capsule, covering, peeling, pod, rind, shell.
2. The calyx at the bottom of a strawberry, raspberry, etc.

verb

hulled, hulling
1. To remove from the hulls; to husk (fruit and seeds).

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hulu husk.