coracle

American  

[kawr-uh-kuhl, kor-] / ˈkɔr ə kəl, ˈkɒr- /

noun

1. a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.

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coracle British  

/ ˈkɒrəkəl /

noun

1. a small roundish boat made of waterproofed hides stretched over a wicker frame

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Etymology

Origin of coracle

1540–50; < Welsh corwgl, corwg; akin to Irish curach boat; see currach

Example Sentences

She works for a charity called Coracle, which provides her a salary of about £5,000.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2018

"In the old house where Coracle Dick used to live!"

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne

True, the priest has nothing said of him at the ’quest; for all he, Coracle, has his suspicions; now torturing him almost as much as if sure that he was detected tampering with the plank.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

True, the priest has nothing said of him at the 'quest; for all he, Coracle, has his suspicions; now torturing him almost as much as if sure that he was detected tampering with the plank.

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne

Besides, one I’ve seed ’long wi’ a man whose company is enough to gi’e a saint a bad character—that’s Coracle Dick.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne

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