coracle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: coracle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for coracle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coracle n a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 Thibet and in Egypt.