yawl

Definitions

1. 1.A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]
2. 2.To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. Tennyson. There howling Scyllas yawling round about. Fairfax.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.] called?
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