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coracle

[kawr-uh-kuhl, kor-] / ˈkɔr ə kəl, ˈkɒr- /
NOUN
canoe
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The tradition of coracle fishing has been part of life on the Tywi for centuries.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Coracles had plied the Mesopotamian waterways since time immemorial, transporting man and animal in perfect safety, for whatever happened in a coracle it would never sink.

From Time Mar. 27, 2014

This interest in linking past and present filtered into her research: she went on archaeological digs and hand-made a coracle of the type her characters would have used.

From The Guardian Sep. 29, 2010

“A kayak is not a galleon, ark, coracle or speedboat,” read the motto printed with each issue.

From New York Times Sep. 4, 2010

“Somethin’ to do wi’ the coracle, have it?”

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid




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