n. See Uhlan. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Hunch. ] A hunch. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Swollen; gibbous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw. hålka. ] To take out the entrails of; to disembowel;
n. [ OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho; perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. &unr_;, prop., a ship which is towed, fr. &unr_; to draw, drag, tow. Cf. Wolf, Holcad. ]
Shear hulk,
The hulks,
v. i. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [ Obs. ] Shak. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
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. ]
Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hull down,
n. [ Perh. a corruption of hurly-burly. ] A confused noise; uproar; tumult. [ Colloq. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]