Hull

Hull
Hull Hull, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h["u]lle covering, husk, case, h["u]llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See {Hele}, v. t., {Hell}.] 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk. [1913 Webster]

2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship, E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging. [1913 Webster]

Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

{Hull down}, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea. [1913 Webster]


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