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Yawl

Yawl, n.

noun

n. [D. jol, L. Ger. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf. JOLLY-BOAT.] (Naut.) A small ship's-boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]

An open yawl with seats and oars rests on a rocky shore. — Yawl.

Yăwl, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To cry out like a dog; to yell. “There howling Scyllas yawling round about.”