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Traditional English :: yandy
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yaner - v. & n. Austral. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) separate (grass seed) from refuse by special shaking. --n. (pl. -ies) a shallow dish used for this. [Aboriginal] |
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Traditional English :: yang
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yaner - n.
(in Chinese philosophy) the active male principle of the universe (cf. YIN). [Chin.] |
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Traditional English :: Yank
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yaner - n.
colloq. often derog. an inhabitant of the US; an American. [abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: yank
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yaner - v. & n. colloq. --v. --n. a sudden hard pull. [19th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: Yankee
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yaner - n. colloq. 1 often derog. = YANK. 2 US an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern States. 3 hist. a Federal soldier in the Civil War. 4 a type of bet on four or more horses to win (or be placed) in different races. 5 (attrib.) of or as of the Yankees. Yankee Doodle 1 an American tune and song regarded as a national air.
2 = YANKEE. [18th c.: orig. uncert.: perh. f. Du. Janke dimin. of Jan John attested (17th c.) as a nickname] |
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English Idioms :: yakib-yak
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yaner - {n.}, {slang} Much talk about little things; talking all the time about unimportant things. * /Tom sat behind two girls on the bus and he got tired of their silly yak-yak./ |
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