[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

yawl \yawl\ yaddl, 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      webster 1913 suppl. +rdh
see also:
jolly-boat yaul sloop 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

yawl \yawl\, v. i. oe. yoghaulen, yoghoulen, gaulen,
   goulen, icel. gaula to low, bellow. cf. gowl.
   to cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. --tennyson.
   1913 webster

         there howling scyllas yawling round about. --fairfax.
   1913 webster
see also:
gowl 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
howl ululate wail roar 

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