Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bawley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: baw-ley
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small fishing boat, equipped with sails, used mainly in the estuary of the Thames, England.

Example Sentences

"It is ten o'clock in the day; the bawleys have returned from the fishing grounds, and scores of them have anchored in the Ray—a deep stretch of water lying between the spit of sand that extends from the end of Canvey Island close up to Southend Pier, and the mud-flats of Leigh."
"What a sight it must have been a century ago when Harwich Quay was lined with bawleys—east coast sailing craft designed for catching shrimps and whitebait."

Inflected Forms

bawleys (plural)

Questions

What does bawley mean?: A small fishing boat, equipped with sails, used mainly in the estuary of the Thames, England.

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