Coracle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coracle \Cor"a*cle\, n. [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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coracle
       n : a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker
           frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain