Definition of Ahull

1. adv. With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.

Definition of Ahull

1. Adverb. (nautical) at the hull of a ship ¹

2. Adverb. (nautical) Having the sails furled and the helm lashed alee, as during a storm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ahull

1. abandoned and flooded, as a ship [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ahull

ahold
aholds
aholehole
aholeholes
ahool
ahools
ahorse
ahorse(p)
ahorseback
ahorseback(p)
ahoy
ahoy-hoy
ahs
aht
ahu
ahull (current term)
ahungered
ahungry
ahuruhuru
ahylognosia
ai
ai yah
aia
aias
aiblins
aibohphobia
aichmophobia
aid
aid-major
aid-majors

Literary usage of Ahull

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"As you please—but what ahull we do with ourselves till dinner ? Sir Cha. What think you of a party at pi<v quet? Sir Cha. Fie ! fie ! when you play with Ыл ..."

2. A Treatise on the Law of Mortgages by John Joseph Powell, Thomas Coventry (1826)
"I am of opinion it is her property, and therefore ahull direct tlie South Sea annuities to be transferred to her (u). . And tlie cases of Tudor v. ..."

3. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers (1853)
"There, »bo, you ahull be clothed with gtory and majesty, and {.ut into an equipage fit to ride out with the King of Glory. ..."

4. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments (1903)
"17 All the pillars round about the court flin/l be filleted with silver; their hooks ahull lie of silver, and their sockets o/brass. ..."

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