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Yawl vs Yawy - What's the difference?

yawl | yawy |

As a noun yawl

is a small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

As a verb yawl

is to cry out; to howl.

As an adjective yawy is

pertaining to, or afflicted with, the disease yaws.

yawl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
  • A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • To cry out; to howl;
    • ----

    yawy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * yawey

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Pertaining to, or afflicted with, the disease yaws.