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,
v. t.
v. i. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [ Obs. ] Shak. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perh. a corruption of hurly-burly. ] A confused noise; uproar; tumult. [ Colloq. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Deprived of the hulls. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hulled corn,
n. One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine. [ 1913 Webster ]
interj. See Hollo. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having or containing hulls. [ 1913 Webster ]