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- noun Plural form of
hull . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
hull .
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Examples
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Picking up brass and hulls is the only way I can afford to shoot.
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Then he looks in the bed of my truck and observes, ironically enough, a few empty hulls from the hunt the week before, the one the trooper who searched my truck wished me luck on.
Driving With Guns 2007
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OR cut open their backs, rip out their stuffing and fill them with rice or can't think of the name hulls, sew them back up and use them like hot/cold packs.
BLOG CONTEST: What to do with a Beanie Baby? (What if No One's Watching?) 2007
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The hulls were a startlingly reflective deep forest green color.
The Runaway Asteroid Michael D. Cooper
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Guidelines are proposed for boat design such as hulls and propellers.
The Lawnmower Men 2008
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This was corn or maize the kernels of which were denuded of their "hulls" by the chemical action of alkalies, which, however, impaired the sweetness of the food.
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The nuts lay about in great quantities, and the thick, barky coverings, known to the boys as "hulls," almost fell off at a touch.
The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky 1890
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What a fuss we make about the "hulls" upon strawberries!
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton John Burroughs 1879
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More exclusive photos from the installation, which apparently includes some neat old arcade game hulls, after the jump.
Boing Boing 2009
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Cod-liver oil, painted on the hulls, provides waterproofing.
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