YAWS, noun A severe cutaneous disease, which is indigenous in Africa, and from Africa it has been introduced into the West Indies. It is said to be so named form yaw, a raspberry. It is propagated solely by the infection of the matter of the pustules, applied to a part of the body where the skin is broken. It affects a person but once.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.