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