hulk

 
Pronunciation: /hʌlk/

noun

  • 1an old ship stripped of fittings and permanently moored, especially for use as storage or (formerly) as a prison.
  • a large disused structure: hulks of abandoned machinery
  • 2a large or unwieldy boat or other object: great towering hulks of oak, ash, and chestnut
  • a large, clumsy-looking person: a six-foot hulk of a man

Origin:

Old English hulc 'fast ship', probably reinforced in Middle English by Middle Low German and Middle Dutch hulk; probably of Mediterranean origin and related to Greek holkas 'cargo ship'