• YEA
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a call to a horse to come towards one
• YEA AND NAY MAN
n. 1. L17 sl. – a simpleton, capable of answering only ‘yes’ or ‘no’; hence, a poor conversationalist, a monosyllabic person
n. 2. L17 sl. – a Quaker
• YEABLES
adv. 1868 Sc. – possibly, maybe, perhaps
• YEAD
adj. 1598 obs. – eyed
n. 1746 Eng. dial. – the head
• YEADIE’S-RACE
n. 1793 Sc. – the human race
• YEADIE’S-SONS
n. 1793 Sc. – the human race
• YEAH, BUBBA
adv. L19 sl., orig. US – yes
• YEAH MAN
int. 1934 – an exclamation of agreement, pleasure, etc.
n. 1980s US college sl. – a boring person
• YEAH-O
n. 1991 US sl. – crack cocaine
• YEAH-YEAH!
int. 2000 UK sl. – no
• YEALIE
vb. Bk1905 Sc. – to disappear gradually
• YEALING
n. 1728 Sc. – a contemporary in age
• YEALINS
n. 1804 Sc. – equals in age
• YEA-MAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady
• YEAN
int. 1901 Sc. – a call to a horse in harness to turn left
n. 1408 – a young lamb
vb. 1. 1387 arch. & Eng. dial. – of a ewe: to bring forth a lamb; also said of goats and occasionally other beasts
vb. 2. 1825 Eng. dial. – to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc.
• YEA-NAY
adj. 1902 Eng. dial. – wavering, undecided; feeble in character
• YEANLING
adj. 1658 arch. – young, or new-born, esp. of a lamb
n. 1637 arch. – a young lamb or kid
• YEAP’M
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. – to hiccup; to belch
• YEAR
n. 1. 1708 rare – each of the annual rings in the wood of a tree
n. 2. 1935 criminals’ sl. – one dollar; a dollar bill
n. 3. 1997 US sl. – a one hundred dollar note
• THE YEAR BLOB
n. 1997 UK sl. – a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago
• YEARD
n. 19C sl. – the penis
• YEAR-DAY
n. 1. a1122 obs. – the first day of the year, New Year’s Day
n. 2. 1390 obs. exc. Hist. – a day observed every year in commemoration of a person or event; an anniversary
• YEARDLY
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. – very, exceedingly
• THE YEAR DOT
n. 1895 UK sl. – a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago
• YEARE
n. 1721 Eng. dial. obs. – the forenoon
• YEARED TO THIRTY
adj. 1603 obs. – thirty years of age
• YEARETHLYE
adj. 1553 obs. – earthly
• YEARFUL
n. 1889 nonce word – as much as fills a year
• YEARING
adj. 1451 obs. – a year old
n. 1460 obs. – an animal a year old
• YEARLY
adj. c1000 obs. rare – of the year: relating to a year
• YEARMAN
n. 1481-90 obs. – a man hired by the year
• YEARN
n. 1. 1790 Sc. obs. – an erne, an eagle
n. 2. 1878 Sc. – an errand
vb. 1. c950 – to ask for, to request
vb. 2. 1371-3 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to coagulate, to curdle
vb. 3. 1523 obs. – of hounds: to cry out eagerly, to give tongue
vb. 4. 1562 obs. – to mourn, to grieve
vb. 5. 1593 obs. – to cause to mourn; to move to compassion
vb. 6. 1597 obs. rare – to be reluctant to do something
vb. 7. 1785 Eng. dial. – to feel pity or compassion; to cause to feel pity
• YEARNANDLIKE
adj. a1300 obs. rare – desirable
• YEARNFUL
adj. 1. c888 obs. – eagerly desirous, anxious, solicitous
adj. 2. a1566 – mournful, sorrowful
adj. 3. 1633 obs. – –full of compassion
• YEARNFULNESS
n. c888 obs. – eagerness, diligence
• YEARNING
n. 1. 1531 obs. – the baying of hounds
n. 2. 1603 – the state of being moved with compassion
• YEARNINGS
n. 1581 obs. – earnings
• YEARNLING
n. 1829 nonce word – a young child over which one yearns; a beloved child
• YEARNSFUL
adj. 1857 Eng. dial. – earnest; with great longing or yearning
• YEAR ONESELF
vb. 1964 Amer. dial. – to reach a birthday
• YEARS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the ears
• YEAR’S-BAIRNS
n. 1836 Sc. – children born in the same year
• A YEAR’S DAY
n. 1825 Sc. – the space of a year
• YEARSMAN
n. 1891 – a labourer hired by the year
• YEAR’S-MATE
n. 1851 Sc. – a companion of the same age
• THE YEARS OF THE BIG THIRST
n. 1851 Sc. – Prohibition era
• YEARST
n. 1883 Eng. dial. – a hearse
• YEAR-TACK
n. 1532 obs. – a lease for a year
• YEARTHEN
adj. 1582 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – earthen
• YEA-SAY
vb. 1875 – to say ‘yea’, to assent; to assent to
• YEAST
n. 1. c1430 obs. – the froth or ‘head’ of new or fermenting beer
n. 2. 1611 obs. – foam or froth, as of troubled water
vb. 1973 US sl. – to exaggerate
• YEAST-POWDER BISCUIT
n. L19 Amer. dial. – the female genitals, esp. when swollen due to sexual stimulation
• YEASTY
adj. 1. 1605 – foamy, frothy, like troubled water
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – gusty, stormy
• YEATTLE
vb. 1825 Sc. – to snarl; to grumble
• YEBLINS
adv. 1721 Sc. – perhaps
• YE BLUE BLAZES OF DAMNATION!
int. 1818 Amer. dial. – an imprecation
• YECCH!
int. 1969 – an exclamation of dislike or distaste
• YECCHY
adj. 1. 1956 US sl. – excessively sentimental
adj. 2. 1969 US sl. – disgusting, esp. in a filthy and viscous way; thoroughly nasty
• YECH!
int. 1969 – an exclamation of dislike or distaste
• YECHY
adj. 1956 US sl. – excessively sentimental
• YECK
int. 1969 – an exclamation of dislike or distaste
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the itch
vb. 1. 1703 Eng. dial. – to itch
vb. 2. 1766 Sc. – to cough; to hiccup; to retch
• YECKEY
vb. 1843 Eng. dial. – to echo
• YED
n. 1. c1205 obs. – a song, a poem, a speech, a tale, a riddle
n. 2. 1719 Sc. – contention, wrangling; strife
n. 3. 1825 Sc. obs. – a falsehood; a fib, an exaggerated tale
n. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a burrow; a hole made by an animal in the ground
vb. 1. c888 obs. – to sing, to recite, to talk, to discourse
vb. 2. 1570 Sc. – to contend, to wrangle
vb. 3. 1825 Sc. obs. – to tell a fib; to exaggerate a tale
vb. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to burrow underground as a rabbit or mole; also used of miners
vb. 5. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to work secretly; to conquer by stratagem
• YED-BEETLER
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a foreman; a superintendent of a job
• YEDDER
n. 1. c1440 N. Eng. dial. – the mark of a blow or strike, or that made by tight binding; a weal; also, a smart blow
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a creature that burrows
• YEDDEREN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of a person: rough and ready
• YEDDING
n. c950 obs. – a song; a speech, a discourse; romance in verse
• YEDDLE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to fret, to grumble; to talk in an irritating manner
• YEDDLIE
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – of water: thick, muddy
• YEDE
vb. 1563 obs. – to go, to proceed
• YEDER
adj. a1400-50 obs. – quick; frequent
• YEDERLY
adv. a1300 obs. – quickly
• YEDWARD
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. – a dragonfly
• YEEKE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the itch
vb. 1703 Eng. dial. – to itch
• YEEKIE-YAKIE
n. 1824 Sc. – a wooden tool, blunted like a wedge, with which shoemakers polish the edges and bottoms of soles
• YEELDE
vb. c1489 – to ail
• YEENDER
n. c1663 N. Eng. dial. – the forenoon
• YEENOO
adv. 1874 Sc. – just now; at present, presently
• YEEPSEN
n. 1691 Eng. dial. – as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful
• YEERY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – angry
• YEE-YAW
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – askew; awry
n. 1902 Amer. dial. – a twist
vb. 1935 Amer. dial. – to swerve back and forth; to wobble
• YEE-YAWED
adj. 1901 Amer. dial. – askew; awry
• YEE-YAWING
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. – lurching, swaying
• YEFF
n. 1872 Eng. dial. – the bark of a dog
vb. 1815 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to bark; to yelp
• YEGG
n. 1903 US sl. – a criminal, esp. a burglar or safecracker
• YEGGED
adj. 1297 obs. – edged
• YEGGMAN
n. 1905 US sl. – a burglar or safe-breaker
• YE GODS!
int. 1807 – a mild oath, esp. used to express exasperation or indignation
• YE GODS AND LITTLE FISHES!
int. 1888 – expressing amazement, disbelief, surprise, etc.
• YEH
n. 1998 UK sl. – marijuana
• YEHUDI
adj. 1900 sl., chiefly US – Jewish
n. 1900 sl., chiefly US – a Jew
• YEI
n. a1225 obs. – a cry, a wail
• YEIE
vb. 1. c1175 obs. – to cry out, to shout
vb. 2. a1225 obs. – to utter in a loud voice; to call out; to announce for sale in a loud voice
vb. 3. c1320 obs. – to ask for, as with a loud voice
• YEILDIN
n. 1728 Sc. – a contemporary in age
• YEKE
n. 1. c725 obs. – the cuckoo
n. 2. 1750 Eng. dial. – a hiccup; generally used in plural
vb. 1766 Eng. dial.- to cough; to hiccup; to retch
• YEKKE
n. 1950 sl., derogatory or offensive – a German Jew
• YEKKIE
n. 1950 sl., derogatory or offensive – a German Jew
• YEKTH
n. c897 obs. – itching, itch
• YEL
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to heal
• YELD
adj. 1816 Eng. dial. – alert, sprightly; nimble, active; able-bodied; strong, powerful
• YELDE
n. 1527 obs. – aisle
• YELDEN
n. 1853 Eng. dial. – a mean, cowardly fellow; a woman of bad character
• YELDER-E’ED
adj. Bk1905 Sc. obs. – having an evil or unlucky eye
• YELDING
n. 1. 1850 Eng. dial. – kindling
n. 2. 1853 Eng. dial. – a mean, cowardly fellow; a woman of bad character
• YELE
n. 1498 obs. – aisle
• YELED
n. a1400 obs. – an eyelid
• YELK
n. 1863 Eng. dial. – the yolk of an egg
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