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Yaw: Definition and part of speech

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Yaw

  1. n. A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
  2. v. i. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
  3. v. i. & t. To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; — said of a ship.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Yawl: Definition and part of speech

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Yawl

  1. v. i. To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell.
  2. n. A small ship’s boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Yawl-rigged: Definition and part of speech

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Yawl-rigged

  1. a. 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. See Illustration in Appendix.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Yaup: Definition and part of speech

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Yaup

  1. n. The blue titmouse.
  2. v. i. To cry out like a child; to yelp.
  3. n. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Yaupon: Definition and part of speech

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Yaupon

  1. n. 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 formerly used in preparing the black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.