01 n. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.
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1.
The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.
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2.
A heavy ship of clumsy build.
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3.
Anything bulky or unwieldly.
Phrases & compounds
Shear hulk —
an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or take out the masts of a ship.
The hulks —
old or dismasted ships, formerly used as prisons.