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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of coracle

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

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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

Jeep and boat safaris are available, or try a traditional coracle ride, from which you might spot a crocodile.

From Time Dec. 9, 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

‘And he put forth the coracle, and travelled the sea from one isle to another until he came to a fair, strange island,’ the Otherworld.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans

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