Hull

/hʌl/ noun

The main body of a ship or boat; also the outer covering of a seed or fruit like a pea or grain.

Ship sense: from Middle Dutch “hul,” meaning “ship.” Seed covering sense: from Old English “hulu,” meaning “husk” or “pod”; the two may have influenced each other over time.

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