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hull
I. \ˈhəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hul, hull, hole, from Old English hulu; akin to Old High German helawa oat chaff, hala hull, Old English helan to conceal — more at hell
1.
a. : the outer covering of a fruit or seed (as the husk of a grain or nut or the pod of the pea)
b. : the persistent calyx or involucre that subtends some fruits (as the strawberry)
2. dialect England : hut, hovel, shed
3.
a.
(1) : the frame or body of a ship exclusive of masts, yards, sails, and rigging — see ship illustration
(2) obsolete : hulk 4a
b.
(1) : the portion of a flying boat which furnishes buoyancy when in contact with the water and to which the main supporting surfaces and other parts are attached
(2) : the main structure of a rigid airship consisting of a covered elongated framework which encloses the gasbags and supports the cars and equipment
c. : the armored body of a vehicle
< casting … huge steel tank hulls in a single piece — G.H.Johnston >
< the hull of an armored car is … of lighter-weight plate — Principles of Automotive Vehicles >
4. : covering, casing: as
a. : the shell of a crustacean
< shrimp hulls and heads are used as fertilizer >
b. : a film of water encasing a soil particle
c.
(1) : an empty ammunition shell case
< hot, spent cartridge hulls would be showering all over — Thomas Anderson >
(2) : cartridge
< won the national crown for the second time with a variety of … .22 hulls — Charles Askins b.1907 >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English holen, hullen, from hole, hul, hull, n.
transitive verb
1.
a. : to remove the husks or shells of : shuck
< hull peas >
< hull pecans >
< hull oysters >
b. : to remove the outer skin of : decorticate
< hull kernels of corn >
< hull coffee beans >
< hull barley >
c. : to remove the calyx of
< hull strawberries >
2. : to pierce or strike the hull of (as a ship)
intransitive verb
1. : to float or drift with sails furled : lie ahull
2. archaic : idle
< I am to hull here a little longer — Shakespeare >
III. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Hull, England
: of or from the county borough of Hull, or Kingston upon Hull, England : of the kind or style prevalent in Hull |