• ForestOrca
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    coracle /kôr′ə-kəl, kŏr′-/
    noun

    1. A small rounded boat made of waterproof material stretched over a wicker or wooden frame.
    2. A fisherman’s boat used in Wales and on many parts of the Irish coast, made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oil-cloth; a kind of bull-boat. Also spelled corracle.
    3. 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 India, Vietnam, Iraq, Tibet and in Egypt.