How to pronounce yawl
American English pronunciation
YAWL
- IPA
- /ˈjɔl/
- Syllables
- YAWL (1 syllable)
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What yawl means
A sailboat with two masts, with a small one near the very back
In a sentence: The little yawl bobbed in the harbor with both of its sails tied up.
Where it comes from: It apparently comes from jolle, an old Dutch and German word for a small boat. Its deeper roots are uncertain, possibly an ancient word for a tube.
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