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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yawl \Yawl\, n. [D. jol; akin to LG & Dan. jolle, Sw julle.
Cf {Jolly-boat}.] (Naut.)
A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
[Written also {yaul}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yawl \Yawl\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]aulen, [yogh]oulen, gaulen
goulen Icel. gaula to low bellow. Cf {Gowl}.]
To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. --Tennyson.
There howling Scyllas yawling round about --Fairfax.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
yawl
n 1: a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
2: a two-masted sailing vessel
v : emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with
sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}]
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