yawl /jɔːl/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.The “Nellie,” a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest. — 1899 •A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. verb1 •To cry out; to howl. formsyawled · yawling · yawls
