a-hull, advb. phr. Naut.
(əˈhʌl)
[a prep.1 of state + hull.]
(See quot.)
| 1582 N. Lichefield East Ind. 73 All this time the shippes laye a hull. 1628 Digby Voy. Medit. (1868) 78 Then wee lay a hull till wee gott a new maine course to the yard. a 1733 North Lives of Norths II. 316 All this while the ship ploughed her mizen shrouds under water, and then we were fain to lie a-hull at the mercy of the sea and waves. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. s.v. Hull, To strike hull in a storm, is to take in her sails and lash the helm on the lee side of the ship, which is termed to lie a-hull. |