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Webster 1913 Edition

Coracle

Cor′a-cle

,
Noun.
[W.
corwgl
,
cwrwgl
, fr.
corwg
,
cwrwg
, any round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass.]
A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Tibet and in Egypt.

Webster 1828 Edition

Coracle

CORACLE

,
Noun.
[Gr., a crow, and form.] A small sharp process of the scapula, shaped like a crows beak.

Definition 2024

coracle

coracle

English

Coracle

Noun

coracle ‎(plural coracles)

  1. (nautical) 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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