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yawl

The correct spelling is yawl.

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noun

IPA: /jɔːl/

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The correct spelling is yawl. A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
  2. 2.A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

verb

  1. 1.To cry out; to howl.

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