From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
yawl \yawl\ (y[add]l), n. [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw.
julle. Cf. {Jolly-boat}.]
1. (Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six
oars. [Written also {yaul}.]
[1913 Webster]
2. A fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with two masts, a mainmast
carrying a mainsail and jibs, taller than the mizzenmast
and stepped a little farther forward than in a {sloop},
and with the mizzenmast, or jiggermast far aft, usually
placed aft of the water line or aft the rudder post. The
mizzenmast of a yawl is smaller, and set further aft, than
that of a {sloop}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +RDH]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Yawl \Yawl\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]aulen, [yogh]oulen, gaulen,
goulen, Icel. gaula to low, bellow. Cf. {Gowl}.]
To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
There howling Scyllas yawling round about. --Fairfax.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yawl
n 1: a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
2: a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the
rudderpost [syn: {yawl}, {dandy}]
v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with
sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}, {yawl},
{yaup}]
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