coracle

UK/ˈkɒɹəkəl/US/ˈkɒɹəkəl/

nounC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Other forms: coracles

A coracle is a small round boat of hide over a frame. Paddle a coracle.

It weighs little enough to be carried home on the back, which is the point of it. A coracle spins unless it is paddled in a figure of eight, and that takes learning.

Definitions of coracle

1nouncoracleA small round boat of hide over a frame.C2
“The coracle weighed less than the net in it.”

coracle is a boat.

Where it comes from

From Welsh corwg; coracles were still used for salmon fishing on Welsh rivers in living memory.

Of cel origin; related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach (“boat”) and kw gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic kurukos (“boat”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in A Song of Ice and Fire

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coracle in the wild

A coracle is a small, rounded, lightweight boat traditionally used in Wales, Ireland, particularly on the River Boyne, and Scotland, particularly on the River Spey.
Coracle
Among Cilgerran's attractions are Cilgerran Castle and annual coracle races.
Cilgerran
The National Coracle Centre is a museum in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire dedicated to coracles.
National Coracle Centre
The church is no longer used for regular worship, but the tradition of keeping a coracle in the porch continues.
Manordeifi Old Church
To reach the temple one has to board the coracle which is also called as "parisal" which is a man-made small boat.
Naradagadde

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