Definition of yawl
1 : a ship's small boat : jolly boat
2 : a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat carrying a mainsail and one or more jibs with a mizzenmast far aft
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Origin and Etymology of yawl
Low German jolle
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: a sailboat having two masts with the shorter one behind the rudder
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