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YAWL
yawl, dandy
(noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
yawl
(noun) a ship’s small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup
(verb) emit long loud cries; “wail in self-pity”; “howl with sorrow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
yawl (plural yawls)
A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.
Etymology 2
Verb
yawl (third-person singular simple present yawls, present participle yawling, simple past and past participle yawled)
To cry out; to howl.
Anagrams
• waly, wyla
Source: Wiktionary
Yawl, n. Etym: [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf. Jolly-boat.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]
Yawl, v. i. Etym: [OE. ýaulen, ýoulen, gaulen, goulen, Icel. gaula to low, bellow. Cf. Gowl.]
Definition: To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. Tennyson. There howling Scyllas yawling round about. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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