Definition of "bullen" []

• The awn or chaff from hemp or flax. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Reply to this comment » richie bullen (slough) says:"
• "'Overtures from Richmond,' set to the quaint air of '_Lilliburlero, bullen a la_,' which is said to have 'sung a deluded prince out of three kingdoms.'"
• "Araund the woman her lile ans sprawl'd on the hearth, some whiting speals, some snottering and crying, and ya ruddy-cheek'd lad threw on a bullen to make a loww, for its mother to find her loup."