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yawl

noun \ˈyȯl\

Definition of YAWL

1

: a ship's small boat : jolly boat

2

: a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat carrying a mainsail and one or more jibs with a mizzenmast far aft

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Origin of YAWL

Low German jolle

First Known Use: 1670

Rhymes with YAWL

all, awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall

YAWL Defined for Kids

yawl

noun \ˈyȯl\

Definition of YAWL for Kids

: a sailboat having two masts with the shorter one behind the rudder

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