Yawl or yawl means a small boat carried on a ship, with oars, sails, or both--
They rowed the yawl over to the other ship to speak to the captain.
We'll need four men to row the yawl.
Y'all or y'all ( rhymes with yawl ) is a regional contraction ( short, informal form ) of "you all", used mainly in the American South, wherever "you" might be used in the North--
Do y'all want to come to the movies with us?
What are y'all doing after school?
Now that you know that, you can say--
"Do y'all think you can row this yawl over to the that ship?"
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