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yawl

noun verb

A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

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Word length
4
Starts with
Y
Ends with
L
Contains
AW
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/jɔːl/

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Definitions

noun

  1. A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

  2. A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

verb

  1. To cry out; to howl.

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