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Word: Yawl
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Middle Low German jolle or Dutch jol, of unknown origin; compare with jolly
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
jɔːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat with the mizzenmast stepped far aft so that the mizzen boom overhangs the stern.
Short Definition:two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat
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