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Synonyms for coracle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kawr-uh-kuh l, kor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr ə kəl, ˈkɒr-

Définition of coracle

Origin :
  • "round boat of wicker, coated with skins," 1540s (the thing is described, but not named, in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle from 9c.), from Welsh corwgl, from corwg, cognate with Gaelic curachan, Middle Irish curach "boat," which probably is the source of Middle English currock "coracle" (mid-15c.). The name is perhaps from the hides that cover it (see corium).
  • As in canoe : noun light, paddled boat
Example sentences :
  • I sprang to my feet and leaped, stamping the coracle under water.
  • Extract from : « Treasure Island » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Immensely tall she looked to me from my low station in the coracle.
  • Extract from : « Treasure Island » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • I sprang to my feet, and leaped, stamping the coracle under water.
  • Extract from : « Sea Stories » by Various
  • Fin came in close to land with his coracle, and asked what he wanted.
  • Extract from : « More Celtic Fairy Tales » by Various
  • For sure, God would not come in a coracle, just as he himself might come.
  • Extract from : « The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4) » by Fiona Macleod
  • When he unfolded his mantle, he saw that the coracle was already far from Iona.
  • Extract from : « The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4) » by Fiona Macleod
  • The coracle swerved, and the four men were wet with the heavy spray.
  • Extract from : « The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4) » by Fiona Macleod
  • If the result rested on her, Coracle Dick would have nothing to fear.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • Coracle's house is but a hovel, no better than the cabin of a backwoods squatter.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • Ground game at that, for Coracle is in the act of "jugging" a hare.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid

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