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yawl

Dictionary definition · yawl

noun

  1. a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
  2. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

verb

  1. emit long loud cries"wail in self-pity"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).