This, of all small boats, is said to be the best calculated for a high sea; it is often met with at a distance from land, when a stout ship can hardly carry any sail. The parent of the peter-boat.
·noun A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. II. Yawl ·vi To cry out like a dog or...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A man-of-war's boat, resembling the pinnace, but rather smaller; it is carvel-built, and generally r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The pillory, usually made of Norway fir. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A particularly light and buoyant boat, which is both swift and safe in the worst weather. ...
·adj Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast ...
A corruption of Norway yawl (which see). ...
The old term for Norway yawl (which see). ...