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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
yawl \yawl\ (y[add]l), noun [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf. {Jolly-boat}.]
1. (Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also {yaul}.]
2. def>A fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with two masts, a mainmast carrying a mainsail and jibs, taller than the mizzenmast and stepped a little farther forward than in a {sloop}, and with the mizzenmast, or jiggermast far aft, usually placed aft of the water line or aft the rudder post. The mizzenmast of a yawl is smaller, and set further aft, than that of a {sloop}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +RDH]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Yawl \Yawl\, verb (used without an object) [OE. [yogh]aulen, [yogh]oulen, gaulen, goulen, Icel. gaula to low, bellow. Cf. {Gowl}.] To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. --Tennyson.
There howling Scyllas yawling round about. --Fairfax.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
yawl
noun
1: a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
2: a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
verb: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}]
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