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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hulk, Howk, Houk, n.1 Also: hwlk, holk, houlk. [ME. hulke, OE. hulc, MDu. hulk, holk(e, MLG. hulc, hulke, also OF. hulke, houlque.] A large ship of burden or transport.(a) 1428[ Edinb. Chart. 63.
Of hulkis and foircastellit schippes that comes in the havin, x s. 1445 Edinb. Chart. 67. 1458 Reg. Great S. 143/1.] 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 286.
To the skippare of the gret hulk, for vijc and half of knapholtis 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 438/2.
The gift of ane half schip callit the hulk lyand in Leith(b) 1447 Dundee Chart. 24.
Of howks and forecastellit schippes that cums in the haven and the rade, x sh. 1511–2 Treas. Acc. IV. 334.
To gif the werkmen of the Bertonis howk, in drinksilvir … xiiij s. 1513 Ib. 463.
For the outtakin of the blak houkis mast 1513 Doug. iii. Prol. 40.
Nowder howk nor craik May heir bruke sail Ib. x. iv. 125.
The mekill howk [that] hym bair was Tryton callyt(c) 1513 Doug. v. ix. 76.
Now fletis the mekil holk with tallonyt keyll 1528 Acta Conc. MS. XXXVIII. 98.
[The Fleming who is] master of David Falconaris houlk 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 330.
Thair arryvit in the raid of Leith thrie houlkis of Ingland a1586 Lindsay MS. 15.
Weschellis pertening to the wer, as bairgis, galais, houlkis, ballingeris 1600-1610 Melvill 263.
Jan Gomes de Medina, Generall of twentie houlkes
