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huller

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ʌlə(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hull Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English huller From hull + -er.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: pelmachine — machine for removing hulls from grain
  • French: décortiqueuse — machine for removing hulls from grain
  • German: Schälmühle — machine for removing hulls from grain
  • Italian: sgranatrice — machine for removing hulls from grain
  • Spanish: descascarillador — machine for removing hulls from grain
  • Swedish: skalningsmaskin — machine for removing hulls from grain