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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Shell, husk, hull, peel?
Hi,
Generally speaking, can you use the husk, hull, and the shell interchangeably to refer to the outer coverings of the various nuts? Like acorn, pine nut, almond, walnut, peanut, sunflower seed, and pistachio.
When referring to the outer covering of various fruits, like orange, apple, peach, pineapple, pear, tomato, grape, kiwi, etc,
would you use other names rather than peel? How about skin, or shell?
When referring to the bean or pea, do you use the pod to mean the outer covering?
Are the following correct?
tree, bark,
bread , crust
snake, slough
sausage, skin
egg, shell
corn, husk
rice, husk
wheat, husk
sunflower seed, husk
Thanks very much!
Generally speaking, can you use the husk, hull, and the shell interchangeably to refer to the outer coverings of the various nuts? Like acorn, pine nut, almond, walnut, peanut, sunflower seed, and pistachio.
When referring to the outer covering of various fruits, like orange, apple, peach, pineapple, pear, tomato, grape, kiwi, etc,
would you use other names rather than peel? How about skin, or shell?
When referring to the bean or pea, do you use the pod to mean the outer covering?
Are the following correct?
tree, bark,
bread , crust
snake, slough
sausage, skin
egg, shell
corn, husk
rice, husk
wheat, husk
sunflower seed, husk
Thanks very much!
Top answer
These are used differently. ). You husk a coconut.
- These are used differently.
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- You husk a coconut.
- You hull (remove the attached leaves, cut off bad sections) a strawberry.
- You peel an orange, apple, or potato.
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These are used differently. You shell a nut (walnut, peanut, cashew, etc.). You husk a coconut. You hull (remove the attached leaves, cut off bad sections) a strawberry.
You peel an orange, apple, or potato.
You skin a grape.
You shell a crab. You shell peas (remove the peas from the pod).
You shuck oysters.
You wouldn't bark a tree except in a sawm
You peel an orange, apple, or potato.
You skin a grape.
You shell a crab. You shell peas (remove the peas from the pod).
You shuck oysters.
You wouldn't bark a tree except in a sawm
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Thank you very much! These verbs are very useful.
From my dictionary, I can't see the difference between "to shell", "to husk" and "to hull".
So where are their differences?
I put my questions in green after your answers. Can you look at them and see whether they are right?
You peel an orange, apple, or potato. You remove the peel?
From my dictionary, I can't see the difference between "to shell", "to husk" and "to hull".
So where are their differences?
I put my questions in green after your answers. Can you look at them and see whether they are right?
You peel an orange, apple, or potato. You remove the peel?
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Your comments in green are okay. The reason for the difference in usage is tradition developed over hundreds of years, and you have to learn the different situations by experience.
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A cashew is not a nut but in fact a seed of the cashew apple. Therefore it has no shell.
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Wait a second. You hull and/or husk walnut fruits after they fall from a tree. This removes the soft outer layer, leaving the nut (the seed) with its hard shell. You then shell the nut, to get at the stuff you eat. Yes, it is confusing as most people have no idea that there is a soft outer layer first (similar to a coconut) then the hard nut.
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