CORACLE

Coracle

The coracle is a small, lightweight boat of the sort traditionally used in Wales but also in parts of Western and South West England, Ireland, and Scotland ; the word is also used of similar boats found in India, Vietnam, Iraq and Tibet. The word "coracle" comes from the Welsh cwrwgl, cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic currach, and is recorded in English as early as the sixteenth century. Other historical English spellings include corougle, corracle, curricle and coricle.

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coracle

Noun

  1. A small, circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a man's back.


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