type of ship's boat, 1660s, apparently from Middle Low German jolle or Dutch jol "a Jutland boat" (according to a 1708 source), of uncertain origin. Also borrowed into French (yole), Italian (jolo), Russian (yal).
英英释意
1. a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
2. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
