n. A ship, particularly a heavy ship.n. Anything bulky or unwieldy; a large unwieldy person.n. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; particularly, the body of an old ship or vessel which is laid up as unfit for sea-service, or a dismasted wreck.n. A hull or husk.n. A hut.n. A pigsty or a cattle-pen.n. The holly.To take out the entrails of: as, to hulk a hare.In mining, to take down or remove, as the softer part of a lode, before removing the harder part. See gouge, n., 5.n. In mining: The removal of the gouge or soft part from the side of the lode before breaking any part of the hard metalliferous portion of it down.n. The excavation made by this operation.