CORACLE


Meaning of CORACLE in English

/ ˈkɒrəkl; NAmE ˈkɔːr-; ˈkɑːr-/ noun

a small round boat with a wooden frame, used in Wales and Ireland

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Welsh corwgl , cwrwgl , related to Scottish Gaelic and Irish curach small boat.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.