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 Hul’da [the Benignant].Hulking. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Hulk.
 
An old ship unfit for service. (Anglo-Saxon, hulc, from Mid. Latin hulca, connected with Greek olambdakappaalphazeta = a ship which is towed, a merchant ship.)   1
 


 Hul’da [the Benignant].Hulking. 

 
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