Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Yaup (2)

Yaup, n. [Written also yawp.]1. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain.2. (Zoöl.) The blue titmouse.

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Yauper

Yaup″er (?), n. One who, or that which, yaups.

84

Yaupon

Yau″pon (?), n.(Bot.) A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a substitute for tea, and were former...

85

Yautia

Yau‐ti″a (?), n. In Porto Rico, any of several araceous plants or their starchy edible roots, which are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes, as the taro.

86

Yaw

Yaw (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Yawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Yawing.] [Cf. Yew, v. i.] To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

87

Yaw (2)

Yaw, v. i. & t. [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the neck back.] (Naut.) To steer wild, or ...

88

Yaw (3)

Yaw, n.(Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.

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Yaw-weed

Yaw″–weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (Morinda Royoc) growing along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has small, white, odorous flowers.

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Yawd

Yawd (?), n. [Cf. Icel. jalda a mare, E. jade a nag.] A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also yaud.] Grose.

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Yawi

Yawi (?), n. A fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with a mainmast stepped a little farther forward than in a sloop and carrying a mainsail and jibs, with a jigger mast far aft, usually ...

92

Yawl

Yawl (?), n. [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf. Jolly-boat.] (Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]

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Yawl (2)

Yawl, v. i. [OE. ”aulen, ”oulen, gaulen, goulen, Icel. gaula to low, bellow. Cf. Gowl.] To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. Tennyson.There howling Scyllas yawling ro...

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Yawl-rigged

Yawl″–rigged″ (?), a.(Naut.) Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. Se...

95

Yawn

Yawn (ya̤n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Yawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Yawning.] [OE. yanien, ”anien, ganien, gonien, AS. gānian; akin to ginian to yawn, gīnan to yawn, open wide, G. gähnen...

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Yawn (2)

Yawn, n. 1. An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, e...

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Yawningly

Yawn″ing‐ly, adv. In a yawning manner.

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Yawp

Yawp (?), v. & n. See Yaup.

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Yaws

Yaws (?), n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.) A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which...

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Yazoo Fraud

Yaz″oo Fraud (?). (U. S. Hist.) The grant by the State of Georgia, by Act of Jan. 7, 1795, of 35,000,000 acres of her western territory, for $500,000, to four companies known as...

101

Ybe

Y‐be″ (?), obs.p. p. of Be. Been. Chaucer.

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Ycleped

Y‐cleped″ (?), p. p. [AS. geclipod, p. p. of clipian, cleopian, cliopian, to call. See Clepe, and also the Note under Y-.] Called; named; — obsolete, except in archaic or humoro...

103

Ydo

Y‐do″ (?), obs.p. p. of Do. Done. Chaucer.

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Ydrad

Y‐drad″ (?), obs.p. p. of Dread. Dreaded.Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad. Spenser.

105

Ye

{Ye, Ye (t͡hē)}, an old method of printing the article the (AS. þe), the “y” being used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn (þ). It is sometimes incorrectly pronounced yē. See The...

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Yë

Y″ë (ē″e), n.; pl.Yën (ē″en). An eye.From his yën ran the water down. Chaucer.

107

Ye (3)

Ye (yē), pron. [OE. ye, ”e, nom. pl., AS. ge, gī; cf. OS. ge, gī, OFries. gī, ī, D. gij, Dan. & Sw. i, Icel. ēr, OHG. ir, G. ihr, Goth. jus, Lith. jus, Gr. υμεἱ̑σ, Skr. yuyam. √...

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Ye (4)

Ye (yā), adv. [See Yea.] Yea; yes. Chaucer.