BARK, BARKING
ADJECTIVES
1702 — LATRANT barking
1861 — HYLACTIC of the nature of barking; in a barking manner
1911 — BOUFFIN given to barking → Sc. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1401 — BAFFING barking → obs.
1576 — BAW-WAW the barking of a dog → obs.
1609 — YAFF a bark or yelp → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1623 — LATRATION a barking
1668 — LATRABILITY the quality or faculty of barking → obs.
1898 — GUFF a loud, sudden noise; a suppressed bark or snort → Sc.
1685 — YAMF → YAMPH a bark, a yelp → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1818 — HYLACTISM barking
1825 — YAUP → YOWP a short, sharp bark → Sc.
1826 — NIFF-NAFF the bark of a small dog → Sc.
1836 — YAFFLE a bark, a yelp → Eng. dial.
1866 — YABBLE a dog’s barking → Sc.
1866 — YALDER → YOULDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1872 — YEFF the bark of a dog → Eng. dial.
1891 — BAFF a suppressed bark → Eng. dial.
1897 — YANK the barking of a dog → Sc.
1898 — YALK a bark, a yelp → Sc.
1905 — WAFF the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — WAFFLE → WEFFLE → WHAFFLE → WHEEFLE the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking → Eng. dial.
1911 — BOUFF → BOWFF a loud bark → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BOUFFIE a dog’s short bark → Sc. (Bk.)
1942 — KI-YI a bark → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1959 — YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp → Amer. dial.
VERBS
1205 — GALE to bark, to yelp → obs.
1300 — RASE to bark or growl in rage → obs.
1400 — ABAY to bark or bay, esp. at prey a dog is pursuing or has caught → obs.
1440 — BAFF to bark or yelp as a dog → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1440 — WAP → WHAP to bark → obs.
1576 — BAW to bark, as a dog → obs.
1623 — LATRATE to bark like a dog → obs.
1639 — BAUGH to bark, as a dog → obs.
1681 — YAPPET to bark sharply as a small dog; to yelp
1698 — WAFFLE → WHAFFLE → WEFFLE → WHEEFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1718 — YAMF → YAMPH to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1808 — YAFF to bark, to yelp → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1815 — YEFF to bark; to yelp → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1847 — YAFFLE to bark sharply, as a dog; to yelp → Eng. dial.
1866 — YABBLE to bark excitedly; to chatter or gobble → Sc.
1866 — YELLOP to bark as a dog, to yelp → Eng. dial.
1887 — YOLLOP to bark, to yelp, to howl → Amer. dial.
1892 — YALK to bark, to yelp → Sc.
1897 — BAIRGE to bark like a dog on the chain → Sc.
1901 — YOWP to bark, to yelp → Eng. dial.
1903 — NAFF to bark; to yelp → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 — THROW TONGUE to bark while running → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — YAG to give a short bark, as a dog → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — YOULDER to bark noisily and rapidly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1907 — YIP to bark in a piercing and shrill manner → US sl.
1908 — YALDER to bark loudly and repeatedly, esp. of a dog in pursuit → Sc.
1911 — BOUFF → BOWFF to bark like a large dog → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BOW-WOW to frighten by barking → Sc. (Bk.)
1934 — BOO to bark confusedly while running in a pack; said of hunting dogs → Amer. dial.
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