/ Dictionary / Index Y yawl: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: yawl Pronunciation: (yôl), [key] — n. a ship's small boat, rowed by a crew of four or six. a two-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel having a large mainmast and a smaller jiggermast or mizzenmast stepped abaft the sternpost. Cf. yawl Pronunciation: (yôl), [key] — n., v.i., v.t. Brit. Dial. yowl; howl. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: yawl (Thesaurus) yawey yawl-rigged Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pudgy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language