| 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hull | n. [ OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. hülle covering, husk, case, hüllen 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. [ 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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