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+<p><-- Begin file 25 of 26: Letter Y (Version 0.46)
+
+ This file is part 25 of the GNU version of
+ The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
+ Also referred to as GCIDE
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+
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+
+ This dictionary was derived from the
+ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
+ Version published 1913
+ by the C. & G. Merriam Co.
+ Springfield, Mass.
+ Under the direction of
+ Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D.
+
+ and from
+ WordNet, a semantic network created by
+ the Cognitive Science Department
+ of Princeton University
+ under the direction of
+ Prof. George Miller
+
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+
+ Last edit January 17, 2002.
+
+--></p>
+
+<p><centered><point26>Y.</point26></centered></p>
+
+<p><hw>Y</hw> <pr>(w<imac/)</pr>. <def>Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 145, 178-9, 272.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note> It derives its form from the Latin Y, which is from the Greek <UPSILON/, originally the same letter as V. Etymologically, it is most nearly related to <xex>u</xex>, <xex>i</xex>, <xex>o</xex>, and <xex>j</xex>. <xex>g</xex>; as in <xex>full</xex>, <xex>fill</xex>, AS. <xex>fyllan</xex>; E. <xex>crypt</xex>, <xex>grotto</xex>; <xex>young</xex>, <xex>juvenile</xex>; <xex>day</xex>, AS. <xex>d\'91g</xex>. See <er>U</er>, <er>I</er>, and <er>J</er>, <er>G</er>.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><hand/ Y has been called the <xex>Pythagorean letter</xex>, because the Greek letter <UPSILON/ was taken represent the sacred triad, formed by the duad proceeding from the monad; and also because it represents the dividing of the paths of vice and virtue in the development of human life.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Y</hw> <pr>(w<imac/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Y's</plw> <pr>(w<imac/z)</pr> <it>or</it> <plw>Ys</plw>.</plu> <def>Something shaped like the letter <universbold>Y</universbold>; a forked piece resembling in form the letter <universbold>Y</universbold>.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>A portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Y level</b></col> <fld>(Surv.)</fld>, <cd>an instrument for measuring differences of level by means of a telescope resting in <universbold>Y</universbold>'s.</cd> -- <col><b>Y moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a handsome European noctuid moth <spn>Plusia gamma</spn>) which has a bright, silvery mark, shaped like the letter <universbold>Y</universbold>, on each of the fore wings. Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also <altname>gamma moth</altname>, and <altname>silver Y</altname>.</cd></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Y</hw> <pr>(<imac/)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <def>I.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>King Horn. Wyclif.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Y-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <it>or</it> <hw>I-</hw> }</mhw>. <ety>[OE. <ets>y-</ets>, <ets>i-</ets>, AS. <ets>ge-</ets>, akin to D. & G. <ets>ge-</ets>, OHG. <ets>gi-</ets>, <ets>ga-</ets>, Goth. <ets>ga-</ets>, and perhaps to Latin <ets>con</ets>-; originally meaning, together. Cf. <er>Com-</er>, <er>Aware</er>, <er>Enough</er>, <er>Handiwork</er>, <er>Ywis</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally with the infinitive. <xex>Ycleped</xex>, or <xex>yclept</xex>, is perhaps the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>That no wight mighte it see neither <qex>y</qex>heere.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>Neither to ben <qex>y</qex>buried nor <qex>y</qex>brent.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><hand/ Some examples of Chaucer's use of this prefix are; <xex>i</xex>be, <xex>i</xex>been, <xex>i</xex>caught, <xex>y</xex>come, <xex>y</xex>do, <xex>i</xex>doon, <xex>y</xex>go, <xex>i</xex>proved, <xex>y</xex>wrought. It <xex>i</xex>nough, <xex>e</xex>nough, it is combined with an adjective. Other examples are in the Vocabulary.<br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p> Spenser and later writers frequently employed this prefix when affecting an archaic style, and sometimes used it incorrectly.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya</hw> <pr>(y<aum/)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Yea.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yac"a*re`</hw> <pr>(y<acr/k"<adot/*r<amac/`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <ets>Jacare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American crocodilian (<spn>Jacare sclerops</spn>) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also <altname>spectacled alligator</altname>, and <altname>spectacled cayman</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jacare</asp>.]</altsp><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><hand/ The name is also applied to allied species.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yac"ca</hw> <pr>(y<acr/k"k<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian name for two large timber trees (<spn>Podocarpus coriaceus</spn>, and <spn>Podocarpus Purdicanus</spn>) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yacht</hw> <pr>(y<ocr/t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>jagt</ets>, <ets>jacht</ets>; perhaps properly, a chase, hunting, from. <ets>jagen</ets> to chase, hunt, akin to G. <ets>jagen</ets>, OHG. <ets>jag<omac/n</ets>, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. <ets>g\'behi</ets> quick, sudden (cf. <er>Gay</er>).]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Yacht measurement</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <er>Tonnage</er>, 4.</cd></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yacht</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yacht"er</hw> <pr>(-<etil/r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One engaged in sailing a jacht.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yacht"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yacht"man</hw> <pr>(y<ocr/t"m<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Yachtsman</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yachts"man</hw> <pr>(y<ocr/ts"m<ait/n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Yachtsmen</plw> <pr>(y<ocr/ts"m<eit/n)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yaf</hw> <pr>(y<aum/f)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Give</er>. <ety>[AS. <ets>geaf</ets>, imp. of <ets>giefan</ets> to give. See <er>Give</er>]</ety> <def>Gave. See <er>Give</er>.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yaf"fin*gale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Yaffle</er>, and cf. <er>Nightingale</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The yaffle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yaf"fle</hw> <pr>(y<acr/f"f'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably imitative of its call or cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European green woodpecker (<spn>Picus viridis</spn> syn. <spn>Genius viridis</spn>). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also <altname>eccle</altname>, <altname>hewhole</altname>, <altname>highhoe</altname>, <altname>laughing bird</altname>, <altname>popinjay</altname>, <altname>rain bird</altname>, <altname>yaffil</altname>, <altname>yaffler</altname>, <altname>yaffingale</altname>, <altname>yappingale</altname>, <altname>yackel</altname>, and <altname>woodhack</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya"ger</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>j\'84ger</ets> a hunter, from <ets>jagen</ets> to chase, hunt.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the <xex>chasseur</xex> of the French army.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jager</asp>.]</altsp><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya`gua*run"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Jaguarondi</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>yaguarondi</asp>, and <asp>yagouarondi</asp>.]</altsp><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya"hoo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a race of filthy brutes in Swift's \'bdGulliver's Travels.\'b8 See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, any brutish or vicious character.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A raw countryman; a lout; a greenhorn.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Yah"weh</hw> <pr>(y<aum/"w<ecr/)</pr>, <hw>Yah"we</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Jah"veh</hw> <pr>(y<aum/"w<ecr/)</pr>, <hw>Jah"ve</hw>, etc. }</mhw> <def>A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated <altname>Jehovah</altname> in the Bible; -- used by some critics to discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the Christian <ex>Jehovah</ex>. <ex>Yahweh</ex> or <altname>Yahwe</altname> is the spelling now generally adopted by scholars.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw>{ <hw>Yah"wism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Jah"vism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>The religion or worship of <etsep>Yahweh</etsep> (Jehovah), or the system of doctrines, etc., connected with it.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Use of <xex>Yahweh</xex> as a name of God.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><mhw><hw>Yah"wist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Jah"vist</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <hw>Jah"wist</hw>, older <hw>Je*ho"vist</hw>.</mhw> <def>The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled <xex>Yahweh</xex>, or <xex>Jehovah</xex>; the author of the Yahwistic, or Jehovistic, Prophetic Document (J); also, the document itself.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>\'d8Yaj"ur-Ve"da</hw> <pr>(y<adot/j"<ucir/r-v<amac/`d<adot/ <it>or</it> y<adot/j"<ucir/r-v<emac/`d<adot/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>yajur-v<emac/da</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Veda</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yak</hw> <pr>(y<acr/k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Tibetan <ets>gyag</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bovine mammal (<spn>Po\'89phagus grunnies</spn>) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also <altname>chauri gua</altname>, <altname>grunting cow</altname>, <altname>grunting ox</altname>, <altname>sarlac</altname>, <altname>sarlik</altname>, and <altname>sarluc</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Yak lace</b></col>, <cd>a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak.</cd></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yak"a*milk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Trumpeter</er>, 3 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yak"a*re`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Yacare</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large Asiatic antelope (<spn>Budorcas taxicolor</spn>) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also <altname>budorcas</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya*koots"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Yakoot</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>.<def> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Yakuts</asp>.]</altsp><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>\'d8Yak"sha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <fld>(Hindoo Myth.)</fld> <def>A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya*kut"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Turkish language of the Yakuts, a Mongolian people of northeastern Siberia, which is lingua franca over much of eastern Siberia.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The oil of the mahwa tree.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yam</hw> <pr>(y<acr/m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>inhame</ets>, probably from some native name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus <gen>Dioscorea</gen>; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is <spn>Dioscorea sativa</spn>, but several others are cultivated.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Chinese yam</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Dioscorea Batatas</spn>) with a long and slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild yam</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A common plant (<spn>Dioscorea villosa</spn>) of the Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An orchidaceous plant (<spn>Gastrodia sesamoides</spn>) of Australia and Tasmania.</cd></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>\'d8Ya"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>yama</ets> a twin.]</ety> <fld>(Hindoo Myth.)</fld> <def>The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and noose in his hands.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya"men</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Chin. <ets>ya</ets> a civil or military court + <ets>men</ets> a gate.]</ety> <def>In China, the official headquarters or residence of a mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens, prisons, etc.; the place where the business of any public department is transcated.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yam"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Llama</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The llama.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yamp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An umbelliferous plant (<spn>Carum Gairdneri</spn>); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yang</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of imitative origin.]</ety> <def>The cry of the wild goose; a honk.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yang</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make the cry of the wild goose.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>yang</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chinese philosophy)</fld> <def>one of the two fundamental principles. See <er>yin and yang</er>.</def></p>
+
+<p><hw>Yank</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Scot. <ets>yank</ets> a sudden and severe blow.]</ety> <def>A jerk or twitch.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <conjf>Yanked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Yanking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To twitch; to jerk.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yank</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abbreviation of <er>Yankee</er>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yan"kee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of the word <ets>English</ets>, or of the French word <ets>Anglais</ets>, by the native Indians of America. According to Thierry, a corruption of <ets>Jankin</ets>, a diminutive of <ets>John</ets>, and a nickname given to the English colonists of Connecticut by the Dutch settlers of New York. Dr. W. Gordon (\'bdHist. of the Amer. War,\'b8 ed, 1789, vol. i., pp. 324, 325) says it was a favorite cant word in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1713, and that it meant <ets>excellent</ets>; as, a <ets>yankee</ets> good horse, <ets>yankee</ets> good cider, etc. Cf. Scot <ets>yankie</ets> a sharp, clever, and rather bold woman, and Prov. E. bow-<ets>yankees</ets> a kind of leggins worn by agricultural laborers.]</ety> <def>A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>From meanness first this Portsmouth <qex>Yankey</qex> rose,<br/
+And still to meanness all his conduct flows.</q> <rj><qau>Oppression, A poem by an American (Boston, 1765).</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yan"kee</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The alertness of the <qex>Yankee</qex> aspect.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Yankee clover</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Japan clover</cref>, under <er>Japan</er>.</cd></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yan`kee-Doo"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Humorously, a Yankee.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>We might have withheld our political noodles<br/
+From knocking their heads against hot <qex>Yankee-Doodles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Moore.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yan"kee*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like.</def> <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>\'d8Yaourt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>yoghurt</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fermented drink, or milk beer, made by the Turks.</def><-- now usually yoghurt--><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>gj\'belpa</ets>; akin to <ets>yelp</ets>. Cf. <er>Yaup</er>.]</ety> <def>To bark; to yelp.</def> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bark; a yelp.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya"pock</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably from the river <ets>Oyapok</ets>, between French Guiana and Brazil.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American aquatic opossum (<spn>Chironectes variegatus</spn>) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also <altname>water opossum</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>yapack</asp>.]</altsp><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><-- p. 1673 --><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Ya"pon</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Yaupon</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yar"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Yare</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. North.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>yerd</ets>, AS. <ets>gierd</ets>, <ets>gyrd</ets>, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. <ets>ierde</ets>, OS. <ets>gerda</ets>, D. <ets>garde</ets>, G. <ets>gerte</ets>, OHG. <ets>gartia</ets>, <ets>gerta</ets>, <ets>gart</ets>, Icel. <ets>gaddr</ets> a goad, sting, Goth. <ets>gazds</ets>, and probably to L. <ets>hasta</ets> a spear. Cf. <er>Gad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Gird</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Gride</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <er>Hastate</er>.]</ety><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A rod; a stick; a staff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>P. Plowman.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>If men smote it with a <qex>yerde</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A branch; a twig.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The bitter frosts with the sleet and rain<br/
+Destroyed hath the green in every <qex>yerd</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The penis.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Ship</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.</def><br/
+[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Golden Yard</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Yard and Ell</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>a popular name of the three stars in the belt of Orion.</cd> -- <col><b>Under yard</b></col> [<it>i. e.</it>, under the rod], <cd>under contract.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>yard</ets>, <ets>yerd</ets>, AS. <ets>geard</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>garda</ets> garden, OS. <ets>gardo</ets> garden, <ets>gard</ets> yard, D. <ets>gaard</ets> garden, G. <ets>garten</ets>, OHG. <ets>garto</ets> garden, <ets>gari</ets> inclosure, Icel. <ets>gar<edh/r</ets> yard, house, Sw. <ets>g\'86rd</ets>, Dan. <ets>gaard</ets>, Goth. <ets>gards</ets> a house, <ets>garda</ets> sheepfold, L. <ets>hortus</ets> garden, Gr. <grk>cho`rtos</grk> an inclosure. Cf. <er>Court</er>, <er>Garden</er>, <er>Garth</er>, <er>Horticulture</er>, <er>Orchard</er>.]</ety><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; <as>as, a court<ex>yard</ex>; a cow<ex>yard</ex>; a barn<ex>yard</ex>.</as></def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>A <qex>yard</qex> . . . inclosed all about with sticks<br/
+In which she had a cock, hight chanticleer.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; <as>as, a dock<ex>yard</ex>; a ship<ex>yard</ex>.</as></def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><cs><col><b>Liberty of the yard</b></col>, <cd>a liberty, granted to persons imprisoned for debt, of walking in the yard, or within any other limits prescribed by law, on their giving bond not to go beyond those limits.</cd> -- <col><b>Prison yard</b></col>, <cd>an inclosure about a prison, or attached to it.</cd> -- <col><b>Yard grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a low-growing grass (<spn>Eleusine Indica</spn>) having digitate spikes. It is common in dooryards, and like places, especially in the Southern United States. Called also <altname>crab grass</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Yard of land</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Yardland</er>.</cd></cs><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; <as>as, to <ex>yard</ex> cows</as>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard"arm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard{6}, from the center or mast to the end.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note><hand/ Ships are said to be <xex>yardarm and yardarm</xex> when so near as to touch, or interlock yards.</note><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The portion of a yard{6} outboard of the slings, often called the <altname>outer quarter</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>RH</source>]</p>
+
+<p><note> A yard{6} is considered to have four unequal quarters, two quarters extending from the mast to the slings on each side, and two smaller outer quarters outboard of the slings.</note><br/
+[<source>RH</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Yardfuls</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard"land`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard"stick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yard"wand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A yardstick.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yare</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>yare</ets>, <ets>\'f4aru</ets>, AS. <ets>gearu</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>garu</ets>, OHG. <ets>garo</ets>, G. <ets>gar</ets>, Icel. <ets>gerr</ets> perfect, <ets>g\'94rva</ets> quite, G. <ets>gerben</ets> to tan, to curry, OHG. <ets>garawen</ets>, <ets>garwen</ets>, to make ready. Cf. <er>Carouse</er>, <er>Garb</er> clothing, <er>Gear</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdBe <xex>yare</xex> in thy preparation.\'b8 <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><q>The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is <qex>yare</qex>; whereas the greater is slow.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yare</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Soon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cursor Mundi.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yare"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a yare manner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yark</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To yerk.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yar"ke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Saki</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yarn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>yarn</ets>, <ets>\'f4arn</ets>, AS. <ets>gearn</ets>; akin to D. <ets>garen</ets>, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. <ets>garn</ets>; of uncertain origin. Cf. <er>Cord</er>.]</ety><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rope Making)</fld> <def>One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; <as>as, to spin a <ex>yarn</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yarn"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of yarn; consisting of yarn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA pair of <xex>yarnen</xex> stocks.\'b8 <rj><au>Turbervile.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yar"nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Yernut</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yarr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>\'f4arren</ets>.]</ety> <def>To growl or snarl as a dog.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yar"rish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>yar</ets> sour, <ets>yare</ets> brackish.]</ety> <def>Having a rough, dry taste.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>yarowe</ets>, <ets>yarwe</ets>, <ets>\'f4arowe</ets>, AS. <ets>gearwe</ets>; akin to D. <ets>gerw</ets>, OHG. <ets>garwa</ets>, <ets>garawa</ets>, G. <ets>garbe</ets>, <ets>schafgarbe</ets>, and perhaps to E. <ets>yare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An American and European composite plant (<spn>Achillea Millefolium</spn>) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also <altname>milfoil</altname>, and <altname>nosebleed</altname>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yar"whip`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from its sharp cry uttered when taking wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also <altname>yardkeep</altname>, and <xex>yarwhelp</xex>. See <er>Godwit</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yat"a*ghan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>y\'bet\'begh\'ben</ets>.]</ety> <def>A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ataghan</asp>, <asp>attaghan</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gate. See 1st <er>Gate</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yaud</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Yawd</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yaul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Yawl</er>.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yaulp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To yaup.</def><br/
+[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>
+
+<p><hw>Yaup</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Yap</er>, and <er>Yelp</er>.]</ety> <def>To cry out like a child; to yelp.</def> <mark>[Scot. & Colloq. U.