yawl-rigged

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yawl-rigged - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Yawl-rigged \Yawl"-rigged"\, a. (Naut.)
     Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from
     a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped
     as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]