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Definition of "coracle" [cor•a•cle]

  • A small rounded boat made of waterproof material stretched over a wicker or wooden frame. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "coracle" in a sentence
  • "Getting a body from river into a coracle is a tricky business, but he had practised it so long that he had it perfect, balance and heft and all, from his first grasp on the billowing sleeve to the moment when the little boat bobbed like a cork and spun like a drifting leaf, with the drowned man in-board and streaming water."
  • "The umbrella consists of a large hood, much like the ancient boat called a coracle, which being placed over the head reaches to the thighs behind."
  • "I am confused about 'corach' which the OED knows as an alternative spelling of 'currach' or 'coracle' - a small wicker boat used in ancient times in Scotland and Ireland - hardly the usage here."