hullock

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌlək/

Noun

hullock (plural hullocks)

1. (sailing) A small part of a sail lowered in a gale to keep the ship’s head to the sea.

Translations

small part of a sail

• Irish: ullóg f

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hullock”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.