The dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk, The persistent calyx of a fruit, such as a strawberry, that is usually green and easily detached, The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of her masts, yards, and rigging, verb_ To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed, remove the hulls from, transitive verb_ To remove the hulls of (fruit or seeds), To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument, intransitive verb_ obsolete To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails