A light lateen-rigged vessel of small burden, formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese. Also, a coarse sea-blubber, on which turtles are said to feed.
·noun A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. II. Carvel ·noun ·same·as <<Caravel>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A vessel or boat, the planks of which are all flush and smooth, the edges laid close to each other, ...
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