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Coracle

//ˈkɒɹəkəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 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 person's back.

    "The White Hart, overlooking the bridge, has a bar named after the coracles that may still be seen on this part of the Teifi."

  2. 2
    a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain wordnet

Etymology

Of Celtic origin; related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach (“boat”) and Cornish gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”).

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