yockel
-the yaffle.

yode
-went; walked; proceeded.

yodel
-alt. of yodle
-alt. of yodle

yodeled
-of yodle

yodeling
-of yodle

yodle
-to sing in a manner common among the swiss and tyrolese mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.
-a song sung by yodeling, as by the swiss mountaineers.

yodled
-of yodle

yodler
-one who yodels.

yodling
-of yodle

yoga
-a species of asceticism among the hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties.

yogi
-a follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic.

yoicks
-a cry of encouragement to foxhounds.

yoit
-the european yellow
-hammer.

yojan
-a measure of distance, varying from four to ten miles, but usually about five.

yoke
-a bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
-a frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
-a frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
-a frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
-a frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. see illust. of bell.
-a crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. to its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.
-a bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
-a tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.
-a band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
-fig.: that which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
-a mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
-two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
-the quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
-a portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.
-to put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
-to couple; to join with another.
-to enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
-to be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.

yoke
-toed
-having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.

yokeage
-see rokeage.

yoked
-of yoke

yokefellow
-an associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.

yokel
-a country bumpkin.

yokelet
-a small farm;
-- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.

yokemate
-same as yokefellow.

yoking
-of yoke

yold
-of yield
-yielded.

yolden
-yielded.

yolk
-the yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.
-an oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep.

yoll
-to yell.

yon
-at a distance, but within view; yonder.
-yonder.

yoncopin
-a local name in parts of the mississippi valley for the american lotus (nelumbo lutea).

yond
-furious; mad; angry; fierce.
-yonder.

yonder
-at a distance, but within view.
-being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon.

yoni
-the symbol under which sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. cf. lingam.

yonker
-a young fellow; a younker.

yore
-in time long past; in old time; long since.

york use
-the one of the three printed uses of england which was followed in the north. it was based on the sarum use. see use, n., 6.

yorker
-a tice.

yorkshire
-a county in the north of england.

yot
-to unite closely.

yote
-to pour water on; to soak in, or mix with, water.

you
-the pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. see the note under ye.

youl
-to yell; to yowl.

young
-not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile;
-- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
-being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
-having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
-the offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.

youngger
-one who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior.

youngish
-somewhat young.

youngling
-a young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life.
-young; youthful.

youngly
-like a young person or thing; young; youthful.
-in a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life.
-ignorantly; weakly.

youngness
-the quality or state of being young.

youngster
-a young person; a youngling; a lad.

youngth
-youth.

youngthly
-pertaining to, or resembling, youth; youthful.

younker
-a young person; a stripling; a yonker.

youpon
-same as yaupon.

your
-the form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.

yours
-see the note under your.

yourself
-an emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person;
-- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself.

yourselves
-of yourself

youth
-of youth
-the quality or state of being young; youthfulness; juvenility.
-the part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood.
-a young person; especially, a young man.
-young persons, collectively.

youthful
-not yet mature or aged; young.
-also used figuratively.
-of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to early life; as, youthful days; youthful sports.
-fresh; vigorous, as in youth.

youthhood
-the quality or state of being a youth; the period of youth.

youthly
-young; youthful.

youths
-of youth

youthsome
-youthful.

youthy
-young.

youze
-the cheetah.

yow
-you.

yowe
-a ewe.

yowl
-to utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.
-a loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.

yowley
-the european yellow
-hammer.

yox
-see yex.