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Blue Hubbard Squash Blue Hubbard squash is a unique winter squash type with a bluish-green colored rind.—Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Nov. 2025 Fruit pulp, vegetable rinds, meat scraps—even yesterday’s croissants—are moving from the kitchen to the bar, creating wild and wonderful cocktails with less landfill waste.—Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025 Consider cutting the skin or rind off before serving.—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025 Peel back its bloomy rind to reveal a dense-yet-spreadable paste.—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rind
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rinda bark, and probably to Old English rendan to rend
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of rind was
before the 12th century
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