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\ (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.] [1913 Webster] 2. def>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]