marvels
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The clinker-built pine and fir barks of the old Northmen were no better fitted for the purpose than were the small clumsy carvels of the first English and Dutch Arctic explorers.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof
Apart from the carvels there are other ballads in existence, the most important of which were printed in vol. xvi. of the Publications of the Manx Society.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Most of the existing literature of native origin, however, consists of ballads and carols, locally called carvels.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
He discovered that the island possessed a veritable literature in these carvels, which were circulated in manuscript form among the neighbours of the writers.
From The Life of George Borrow by Jenkins, Herbert George
These two were carvels, which are described as open vessels without decks.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
