n.1 a the body of a dismantled ship, used as a store vessel etc. b (in pl.) hist. this used as a prison.
2 an unwieldy vessel.
3 colloq. a large clumsy-looking person or thing.
Etymology: OE hulc & MLG, MDu. hulk: cf. Gk holkas cargo ship
n.1 a the body of a dismantled ship, used as a store vessel etc. b (in pl.) hist. this used as a prison.
2 an unwieldy vessel.
3 colloq. a large clumsy-looking person or thing.
Etymology: OE hulc & MLG, MDu. hulk: cf. Gk holkas cargo ship
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012