yawl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
  2. noun a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
    dandy.
  3. verb emit long loud cries
    wail; roar; yaup; howl; ululate.
    • wail in self-pity
    • howl with sorrow

WordNet

Yawl noun
Etymology
D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf. Jolly-boat.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. Written also yaul.
Yawl intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. ýaulen, ýoulen, gaulen, goulen, Icel. gaula to low, bellow. Cf. Gowl.
Definitions
  1. To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. Tennyson.
    There howling Scyllas yawling round about. Fairfax.

Webster 1913