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   Yaul (?), n. (Naut.) See Yawl.
   
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   yawl (ya̤l), 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.]
   
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   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.
   
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