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Ya
Yea.
Yacare
A South American crocodilian () resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also , and .
Yaffingale
The yaffle.
Yaffle
The European green woodpecker ( syn. ). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also , , , , , , , , , , , and .
Yager
In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the of the French army.
Yak
A bovine mammal () 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 , , , , , and .
Yam
A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus ; 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 , but several others are cultivated.
Yamma
The llama.
yang
one of the two fundamental principles. See .
Yank
A jerk or twitch.
Yank
An abbreviation of .
Yankee
Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
Yankeeism
A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like.
Yardwand
A yardstick.
Yare
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
Yare
Soon.
Yarnut
See .
Yarr
To growl or snarl as a dog.
Yataghan
A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.
Yaupon
A shrub () 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 of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also .
Yaw
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
yawl
A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
Yawl
To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell.
Yawp
See .
Yazoo Fraud
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 the from the region granted ; -- commonly so called, the act being known as the , because of alleged corruption of the legislature, every member but one being a shareholder in one or more of the companies. The act granting the land was repealed in 1796 by a new legislature, and the repealing provision was incorporated in the State constitution in 1798. In 1802 the territory was ceded to the United States. The claims of the purchasers, whom Georgia had refused to compensate, were sustained by the United States Supreme Court, which (1810) declared the repealing act of 1796 unconstitutional. Congress in 1814 ordered the lands sold and appropriated $5,000,000 to pay the claims.
Ydrad
Dreaded.
Yead
Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect , but sometimes mistaken for a present. See the Note under .
Yearling
An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
Yearly
Annually; once a year to year; .
Yeel
An eel.
Yeldhall
Guildhall.
Yell
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.
Yell
To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
Yellow
Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
Yellow
A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green.
Yellowfish
A rock trout () found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also , and .
Yellowtop
A kind of grass, perhaps a species of .
Yelp
A sharp, quick cry; a bark.
Yeorling
The European yellow-hammer.
Yerd
See 1st 2d .
Yern
Eager; brisk; quick; active.
Yerst
See .
Yester
Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.
Yesterday
On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; .
Yesternight
The last night; the night last past.
Yet
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Yex
To hiccough.
Yghe
Eye.
Yground
of .
Yholde
of .
Yiddisher
A Yid.
Yield
To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
Yielder
One who yields.
Yielding
Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; .
Ymel
Among.
Yoke-toed
Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.
Yold
Yielded.
Yom Kippur
the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called .
Yond
Furious; mad; angry; fierce.
Yonder
Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon.
York rite
The rite or ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems, deriving its name from the city of , in England; also, the system itself, which, in England, confers only the first three degrees.
Youngger
One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior.
Youngling
A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life.
Youthhood
The quality or state of being a youth; the period of youth.
Youze
The cheetah.
Yowl
A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.
Yox
See .
Ypres lace
Fine bobbin lace made at in Belgium, usually exactly like Valenciennes lace.
Yren
Iron.
Ytterbium
A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. .
Yuckel
Same as .
Yule
Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior.
Yupon
Same as .
Yux
See ,