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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.

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

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Coracles had plied the Mesopotamian waterways since time immemorial, transporting man and animal in perfect safety, for whatever happened in a coracle it would never sink.

From Time • Mar. 27, 2014

Others go to Morwen Pugh, founder and conductor of Côr Meibion Talgarth male voice choir in Powys and Carmarthenshire coracle fisherman Raymond Rees.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2010

This interest in linking past and present filtered into her research: she went on archaeological digs and hand-made a coracle of the type her characters would have used.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2010

“A kayak is not a galleon, ark, coracle or speedboat,” read the motto printed with each issue.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2010

The most valuable movable inside was not worth carrying away; and outside is but the coracle standing in a lean-to shed, propped up by its paddle.

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne

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