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\ ˈyȯl 
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\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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yawl
noun\ ˈyȯl \
\Kids Definition of yawl
: a sailboat having two masts with the shorter one behind the rudder
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The first known use of yawl was in 1670
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