yawl

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Definition of yawl in English English dictionary: To cry out; to howl; A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post; A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars; {n} a ship's boat; {v} to bawl, yell, roar, cry; A small ships boat, usually rowed by four or six oars; a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars); A two-masted sailboat with the small mizzen mast stepped abaft the rudder post; A vessel's small boat moved by one oar Synonym: a jolly-boat A small sailboat rigged fore-and-aft, with a short mizzenmast astern of the cockpit; distinguished from ketch; a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars); a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost; To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell; emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"; {i} sailboat, schooner; A two-masted sailboat similar to a ketch, but with a smaller aftermast (mizzen or jigger) stepped abaft the tiller or wheel; a yawl's mizzen is smaller than a ketch's, as well as being placed farther aft; A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudderpost
yawls: nautical, plural of yawl