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| Baziotes: Beach Shadows |
Definition
1. a ships small boat crewed by two to three men, four to six oars. Jollyboat
2. to howl, to weep, or scream harshly.
Cocktail Party Banter
She let out such a great yawl, that shivers went down my back.
Literary Contex
They took leave of their comrades and started off on their several courses with stout hearts and cheerful countenances; though these lonely cruisings into a wild and hostile wilderness seem to the uninitiated equivalent to being cast adrift in the ship's yawl in the midst of the ocean.
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