Found 2 items, similar to Yawl.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: 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
v : emit long loud cries;
“wail in self-pity”;
“howl with
sorrow” [syn:
howl,
ululate,
wail,
roar]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Yawl
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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