/ jɔːl; NAmE / noun
1.
a type of boat with sails
2.
a rowing boat carried on a ship
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Middle Low German jolle or Dutch jol , of unknown origin.
/ jɔːl; NAmE / noun
1.
a type of boat with sails
2.
a rowing boat carried on a ship
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Middle Low German jolle or Dutch jol , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005