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Definition of Coracle
1. Noun. A small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain.
Definition of Coracle
1. n. 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.
Definition of Coracle
1. Noun. (nautical) A small, circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a man's back. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coracle
1. a small boat [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coracle
Literary usage of Coracle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1908)
"Often, as I still lay at the bottom, and kept no more than an eye above the
gunwale, I would see a big blue summit heaving close above me; yet the coracle ..."
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