Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Yakare

Yak″a‐re′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Yacare.

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Yakin

Ya″kin (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of th...

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Yakoots

Ya‐koots″ (?), n. pl.; sing. Yakoot (�). (Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their h...

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Yaksha

‖Yak″sha (?), n.(Hindoo Myth.) A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.

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Yakut

Ya‐kut″ (?), n. The Turkish language of the Yakuts, a Mongolian people of northeastern Siberia, which is lingua franca over much of eastern Siberia.

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Yalah

Ya″lah (?), n. The oil of the mahwa tree.

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Yam

Yam (yăm), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native name.] (Bot.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants thems...

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Yam (2)

Yam, n.(Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato.

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Yama

‖Ya″ma (?), n. [Skr. yama a twin.] (Hindoo Myth.) The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is ...

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Yamen

Ya″men (?), n. [Chin. ya a civil or military court + men a gate.] In China, the official headquarters or residence of a mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens, prison...

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Yamma

Yam″ma (?), n. [See Llama.] (Zoöl.) The llama.

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Yamp

Yamp (?), n.(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California.

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Yang

Yang (?), n. The cry of the wild goose; a honk.

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Yang (2)

Yang, v. i. To make the cry of the wild goose.

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Yank

Yank (?), n. [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.] A jerk or twitch.

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Yank (2)

Yank, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Yanked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Yanking.] To twitch; to jerk.

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Yank (3)

Yank, n. An abbreviation of Yankee.

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Yankee

Yan″kee (?), n. [Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of the word English, or of the French word Anglais, by the native Indians of America. According to Thierry, a ...

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Yankee (2)

Yan″kee, a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.The alertness of the Yankee aspect. Hawthorne.Yankee clover. (Bot.) See Japan clover, under Japan.

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Yankee-Doodle

Yan′kee–Doo″dle (?), n. 1. The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States.2. Humorously, a Yankee.We might have withheld our political noo...

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Yankeeism

Yan″kee‐ism (?), n. A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. Lowell.

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Yaourt

‖Yaourt (?), n. [Turk. yoghurt.] A fermented drink, or milk beer, made by the Turks.

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Yap

Yap (?), v. i. [Icel. gjālpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup.] To bark; to yelp. L'Estrange.

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Yap (2)

Yap (?), n. A bark; a yelp.

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Yapock

Ya″pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zoöl.) A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Br...

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Yapon

Ya″pon (?; 277), n.(Bot.) Same as Yaupon.

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Yarage

Yar″age (?; 48), n. [See Yare, a.] (Naut.) The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; — said with reference to a ship. Sir T. North.