Hypertext Webster Gateway: "yawl"
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) 1.7 (wn)
yawl
n 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
v : emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with
sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}]
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