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yawl
Part of speech: NounA ship's small boat; a single masted sailboat.
Usage examples "yawl":- Green had thought of the yawl and had looked after it; he'll report to you about it. - "The Tides of Barnegat", F. Hopkinson Smith.
- Another boat was a suspiciously built yawl, which looked much like the boat in which Charley had slept, over the stern of the California. - "Gold Seekers of '49", Edwin L. Sabin.
- And then, your honour, they told me I should have to lend them the yawl to go on land, and go myself to help, and take the body with us. - "The Light of Scarthey", Egerton Castle.