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Definition of Hull

Hull
Hull 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
Hull Hull, v. i. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [Obs.] --Shak. Milton.
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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. 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.

Meaning of Hull from wikipedia

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