27 Nov
2018
27 Nov
'18
1:26 p.m.
On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 11:59 AM SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
On 11/26/2018 11:52 AM, Alan Anderson wrote:
I would expect to be understood if I called the outer surface of my house {Som} “hull”.
I'd understand you if you said that in English, too, but it's not the right word.
It's jargon, but I think it fits the meaning well. Even if you aren't particularly well versed in geometry, I think it's an obvious extension from the common meaning of the outside of a seed or fruit. The dictionary definition does seem to limit its use to either botany or heavy vehicles, so I'd have to agree it isn't a good literal translation. Metaphorically, though, it's spot on. -- ghunchu'wI'