I. ˈyȯl verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English yaulen, yallen, probably of imitative origin
dialect Britain : howl , scream
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Low German jolle, jölle, jelle
1.
a. : a ship's small boat usually rowed by four or six oars and often schooner-rigged : jolly boat
b. : a light fishing boat with stem and stern alike usually carrying one, two, or three lugsails
2. : a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat with a mainmast stepped a little farther forward than in a sloop and carrying a mainsail and one or more jibs and with a small mizzenmast far aft usually placed abaft the rudderpost — compare ketch
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