coracle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
coracle
    n 1: a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker
         frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Coracle \Cor"a*cle\, n. [W. corwgl, cwrwgl, fr. corwg, cwrwg,
   any round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass.]
   A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or
   oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still
   used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a
   similar boat used in Tibet and in Egypt.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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