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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coracle n : a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
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