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"Y the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet at the beginning of a word or syllable except when a prefix (see Y-) is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix and usually in the middle or at the end of a sy

"See under Y n."

"of Y"

"Yea."

"A South American crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also spectacled alligator and spectacled

"A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood which is much used is pale brownish with darker streaks."

"A light and elegantly furnished vessel used either for private parties of pleasure or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips racin

"One engaged in sailing a jacht."

"Sailing for pleasure in a yacht."

"See Yachtsman."

"One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter."

"of Yachtsman"

"Gave. See Give."

"The yaffle."

"The European green woodpecker (Picus / Genius viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle hewhole highhoe laughing bird popinjay rain bird yaffil yaffler yaffingale yappingale

"In the German army one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles resembling the chasseur of the French army."

"Same as Jaguarondi."

"See Veda."

"A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) 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

"See Trumpeter 3 (a)."

"Same as Yacare."

"A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also budorca

"(Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits."

"A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera the god of wealth."

"The oil of the mahwa tree."

"A large esculent farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined petioled leaves and pods with three broad

"The king of the infernal regions corresponding to the Greek Pluto and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all and the tormentor of the wicked. He is repr

"The llama."

"An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also its small fleshy roots which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California."

"The cry of the wild goose; a honk." — "To make the cry of the wild goose."

"A jerk or twitch." — "To twitch; to jerk." — "An abbreviation of Yankee."

"of Yank"

"A nickname for a native or citizen of New England especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also applied sometimes by for

"The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States." — "Humorously a Yankee."

"A Yankee idiom word custom or the like."

"of Yank"

"A fermented drink or milk beer made by the Turks."

"To bark; to yelp." — "A bark; a yelp."

"A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum."

"Same as Yaupon."