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-- yawl --
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yawl

Pronunciation: yạl
n.1.(Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
2.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.
v. i.1.To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell.
Noun1.yawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
2.yawl - a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
Verb1.yawl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
Synonyms: howl, ululate, wail, roar
call, cry, holler, hollo, howl, roar, scream, shout, shout out, squall, ululate, wail, waul, wawl, yell

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