n. & v. --n. 1 the outer covering of a fruit, esp. the pod of peas and beans, the husk of grain, or the green calyx of a strawberry. 2 a covering. --v.tr. remove the hulls from (fruit etc.). [OE hulu ult. f. helan cover: cf. HELE]
HULL
Meaning of HULL in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012