"Hullish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Hull + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Hull|ish}} Hull + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Hullish (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to Hull. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Hullish-en-adj-tCKaHN3N

Proper name

Etymology: Hull + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Hull|ish}} Hull + -ish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hullish
  1. The dialect of English spoken in Hull, Yorkshire.
    Sense id: en-Hullish-en-name-xegRd89L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 11 89

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          "ref": "2002 November 12, Eddykins, “(Off Topic) Gas-Board etc.”, in alt.silly.little.newsgroup (Usenet)",
          "text": "Why can't things just be simple, like where you would have, say, a county like Somerset, [...]. Anyway, if Hull is going to stay not part of a county, I say what I said before, make it a completely independant country [...]. You could even develop your own language - Hullish. Your nationality would be Hullinian.",
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          "ref": "2003 September 13, \"RR\" (initially quoting \"Liz\"), “Bring back OMO!”, in uk.education.staffroom (Usenet)",
          "text": "> Perhaps Gran was speaking dialect? That's just as proper. After all,\n> Wisbech museum is in the Fens!\nGran spoke a fine, clear East Hullish!",
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