अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.

Made of yarn; consisting of yarn.

See Yernut.

To growl or snarl as a dog.

Having a rough, dry taste.

An American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) 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 milfoil, and nosebleed.

The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit.

A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.

A gate. See 1st Gate.

See Yawd.

See Yawl.

To yaup.

To cry out like a child; to yelp.

A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain.

The blue titmouse.

One who, or that which, yaups.

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.

To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

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.

A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.