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yawl (y&asuml_;l), n. [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf. Jolly-boat.] 1. (Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]
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2. A fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with two masts, a mainmast carrying a mainsail and jibs, taller than the mizzenmast and stepped a little farther forward than in a sloop, and with the mizzenmast, or jiggermast far aft, usually placed aft of the water line or aft the rudder post. The mizzenmast of a yawl is smaller, and set further aft, than that of a sloop.
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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.
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There howling Scyllas yawling round about. Fairfax.
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