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hull

UK/hʌl/ US/hʊl/ fairly common
noun (6) verb (1)

noun

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United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution'' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)

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United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)

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the frame or body of ship

verb

1.

remove the hulls from

  • “hull the berries”

Origin

From Middle English hul, hulle, holle (“seed covering, hull of a ship”), from Old English hulu (“seed covering”), from Proto-Germanic *hul-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”); or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). Compare Dutch hul (“hood”), German Hülle (“cover, wrap”), Hülse (“hull”); also Old Irish calad, calath (“hard”), Latin callus, callum (“rough skin”), Old Church Slavonic калити (kaliti, “to cool, harden”). For the sense development, compare French coque (“nutshell; ship's hull”), Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “bean pod; yacht”).

Phrases

  • affine hull
  • convex hull
  • hull breach
  • hull loss
  • hull operator
  • hull speed
  • hull splash
  • rice hull

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