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yawl  (yôl)

n.

1. A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel similar to the ketch but having a smaller jigger- or mizzenmast stepped abaft the rudder. Also called dandy.

2. A ship's small boat, crewed by rowers.

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[Dutch jol, possibly from Low German jolle.]

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yawl

Noun

1. a two-masted sailing boat

2. a ship's small boat [Dutch jol or Middle Low German jolle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars) jolly boat, jolly - a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work small boat - a boat that is small
	2.	yawl - a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost dandy sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
Verb	1.	yawl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" howl, ululate, wail, yaup, roar cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises