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(), n.[OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. hlle covering, husk, case, hllen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. 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. 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. Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light. Dryden. Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea. Hull v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hulled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Hulling.] 1. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn. 2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball. Hull v. i.To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [Obs.] Shak. Milton. スポンサード リンク
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