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Carvell, Carvall, n. Also: carvel, -well; carvale, -vaill; carvill, -vile. [Late ME. carvell, -vyll (e.m.E. carvill, -vile, -vel, etc.), OF. carvelle. See also Kervel.] A light fast-sailing vessel.(a) 1474 Treas. Acc. I. 68.
Gevin to William Todrike, at the Kingis commande, for his tithingis that the Carvile wes on life, vj li. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. iii. 73.
This gudelie carwell [= barge 71] taiklit traist on raw With blanschite saill 1506 Orkn. & Shetl. Rec. 248.
To the quilk Lorde I geiwe … my schipe callit the Carvell wyth hir pertinentis 1513 Doug. viii. ii. 61.
The pantit carvellis fletyng throu the flude Ib. x. v. 8.
To steir hys carvell and to rewle the ruther 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xi.
As carvell ticht fast tending throw the see 1533 Boece xii. xi. 473 b.
Furnessing ane carvell he tuke the se Ib. xv. viii. 588 b.
Barkis & carwellis weill garnist for waire 1535 Stewart 7008.
Ane navin … rycht large Of craik and carvill, collvin, bark and barge Ib. 38335.
With caruell, bark and barge a1578 Pitsc. I. 156/8.
Scho … enterit in ane carwell and thocht to haue saillit to France a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 1193.
It was … only ignorance, quhairby Thair carvells all were cloven(b) 1533 Boece xv. vii. 586 b.
Ane flote of lxx sailis, part barkis, part carvallis 1535 Stewart 10926.
With carvall, colluin, and with craik full large Ib. 20956.
With schip and boit, … With carvaill, craik, haifand baith saill and air, Ane greit navin he furneist to the se a1578 Pitsc. I. 213/9.
The ane of them was callit the Flour, the wther the Ȝallow Caruall

b. Attrib. with boyart, schip, wark. 1535 Stewart 44060.
Ane greit navin met he Of carvell wark, with mony bark and barge 1552 Acts & Decr. VI. 165.
Hans Lang … skippar of ane carvile boyart 1558 Admir. Ct. Bk. 49.
Ane carvell schip … ladin with ry and knappald