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a- +‎ hull

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ahull (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) at the hull of a ship
    • 1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique:
      [] for four dayes and nights, not daring to beare any ſaile, but lay ahull []
  2. (nautical) Having the sails furled and the helm lashed alee, as during a storm.

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