The difference between Ketch and Yawl
When used as nouns, ketch means a fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post, whereas yawl means a small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
When used as verbs, ketch means to hang, whereas yawl means to cry out.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ketch and Yawl
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Ketch as a noun:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
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Ketch as a verb:
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Ketch as a verb (rare):
To hang.
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Ketch as a noun:
A hangman.
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Yawl as a noun:
A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
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Yawl as a noun:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.
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Yawl as a verb:
To cry out; to howl.