1. n. & v.
--n. the body or frame of a ship, airship, flying boat, etc.
--v.tr. pierce the hull of (a ship) with gunshot etc.
Etymology: ME, perh. rel. to HOLD(2) 2. n. & v.
--n.
1. the outer covering of a fruit, esp. the pod of peas and beans, the husk of grain, or the green calyx of a strawberry.
2 a covering.
--v.tr. remove the hulls from (fruit etc.).
Etymology: OE hulu ult. f. helan cover: cf. HELE