[f. YAWL v.1] An act of ‘yawling’; a shout, yell.

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1728.  Fielding, Love in several Masques, IV. ii. To me, the Turkish Yawl at an On-set, the Irish Howl at a Funeral, or the Indian Exclamation at an Eclipse, are all soft Musick to that single Noise.

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