yawl

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 [syn: {yawl}, {dandy}]
    v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with
         sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}, {yawl},
         {yaup}]
    

yawl \yawl\ (y[add]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}.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +RDH]
    

Yawl \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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