Hulk (?), n. [OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift ship;
akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho; perh. fr. LL.
holcas, Gr. &?;, prop., a ship which is towed, fr. &?; to draw, drag,
tow. Cf. Wolf, Holcad.] 1. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any
kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.
"Some well- timbered hulk." Spenser.