coracle
pronunciation
How to pronounce coracle in British English:
UK [ˈkɒrəkl]
How to pronounce coracle in American English:
US [ˈkɔrəkl]
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- Noun:
- a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
Word Origin
- coracle (n.)
- "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).
Example
- 1. The coracle project fight against barley disease .
- 2. And as I still clung there panting , a dull blow told me that the schooner had charged down upon and struck the coracle , and that I was left without retreat on the hispaniola .