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coracle

[kawr-uh-kuhl, kor-] / ˈkɔr ə kəl, ˈkɒr- /
NOUN
canoe
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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

Others go to Morwen Pugh, founder and conductor of Côr Meibion Talgarth male voice choir in Powys and Carmarthenshire coracle fisherman Raymond Rees.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2010

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

The sun was already among the outer isles when the coracle passed near the Isle of Columns.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona




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