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Yis (?), adv. Yes. [Obs.]
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“Yis, sir,” quod he, “yis, host.” Chaucer.
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Yit (?), conj. Yet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Yite (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European yellow-hammer.
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Yive (?), v. t. & i. To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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-yl (?). [Gr. � wood, material.] (Chem.) A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.
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☞ -yl was first used in 1832 by Liebig and Wöhler in naming benzoyl, in the sense of stuff, or fundamental material, then in 1834 by Dumas and Peligot in naming methyl, in the sense of wood. After this -yl was generally used as in benzoyl, in the sense of stuff, characteristic ground, fundamental material.
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Ylang-ylang (?), n. See .
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Yle (?), n. Isle. [Obs.] “The barren yle.” Chaucer.
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Y level (?). (Surv.) See under , n.
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{ Yliche (?), Ylike (?) }, a. & adv. Like; alike. [Obs.] “All . . . yliche good.” Chaucer.
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Yllanraton (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) The agouara.
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Ymaked (?), obs. p. p. of . Made.
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Ymel (?), prep. [OE. ymel, imelle, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ī milli, ī millum (properly, in the middle, fr. � in + mi�il, me�al, middle, akin to E. middle), Dan. imellem, Sw. emellan. See , and .] Among. [Obs.] “Ymel them all.” Chaucer.
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Ynambu (?), n. (Zoöl.) A South American tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens); -- called also perdiz grande, and rufous tinamou. See Illust. of .
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{ Ynough (?), Ynow (?) }, a. [See .] Enough. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Yockel (?), n. [Cf. .] (Zoöl.) The yaffle.
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Yode (?), obs. imp. of Go. [OE. yode, yede, ȝede, ȝeode, eode, AS. eóde, used as the imp. of gān to go; akin to Goth. iddja I, he, went, L. ire to go, Gr. 'ienai, Skr. i, yā. √4. Cf. .] Went; walked; proceeded. [Written also yede.] See .
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Quer [whether] they rade [rode] or yode. Cursor Mundi.
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Then into Cornhill anon I yode. Lydgate.
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{ Yodel (?), Yodle (?), } v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Yodeled, Yodled; p. pr. & vb. n. Yodeling, Yodling.] [G. jodeln.] 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.
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{ Yodel, Yodle }, n. A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.
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Yodler (?), n. One who yodels.
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Yoga (?), n. [Skr. yōga union.] 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.
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Yogi (?), n. [Skr. yōgin.] A follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic. [Spelt also yokin.] Whitworth.
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Yogism (?), n. Yoga, or its practice.
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Yoicks (?), interj. (Hunting) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
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Yoit (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]
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Yojan (?), n. [Skr. yōjana.] A measure of distance, varying from four to ten miles, but usually about five. [India] [Written also yojana.]
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Yoke (yōk), n. [OE. yok, ȝoc, AS. geoc; akin to D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch, Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth. juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L. jugum, Gr. zygon, Skr. yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. �, Skr. yui. √109, 280. Cf. , , , , , , , .]
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1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
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A yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke,
Untamed, unconscious of the galling yoke. Pope.
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☞ The modern yoke for oxen is usually a piece of timber hollowed, or made curving, near each end, and laid on the necks of the oxen, being secured in place by two bows, one inclosing each neck, and fastened through the timber. In some countries the yoke consists of a flat piece of wood fastened to the foreheads of the oxen by thongs about the horns.
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2. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape. Specifically: (a) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke. (b) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence. (c) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of . (d) 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. (e) (Mach.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts. (f) (Arch.) 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. (g) (Dressmaking) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
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3. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
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Boweth your neck under that blissful yoke . . .
Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. Chaucer.
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This yoke of marriage from us both remove. Dryden.
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4. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
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Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak.
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My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. xi. 30.
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5. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
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I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them. Luke xiv. 19.
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6. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. [Obs.] Gardner.
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7. A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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8. (Chiefly Mach.) A clamp or similar piece that embraces two other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a dynamo.
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Coloq. Neck yoke , Coloq. Pig yoke . See under , and . -- Coloq. Yoke elm (Bot.), the European hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus), a small tree with tough white wood, often used for making yokes for cattle.
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Yoke (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yoked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yoking.]
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1. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
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2. To couple; to join with another. “Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers.” 2 Cor. vi. 14.
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Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb. Shak.
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3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
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Then were they yoked with garrisons. Milton.
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The words and promises that yoke
The conqueror are quickly broke. Hudibras.
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Yoke, v. i. To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
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We 'll yoke together, like a double shadow. Shak.
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Yokeage (?), n. See . [Local, U. S.]
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Yokefellow (?), n. [Yoke + fellow.] An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage. Phil. iv. 3.
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The two languages [English and French] became yokefellows in a still more intimate manner. Earle.
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Those who have most distinguished themselves by railing at the sex, very often choose one of the most worthless for a companion and yokefellow. Addison.
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Yokel (?), n. [Perhaps from an AS. word akin to E. gawk.] A country bumpkin. [Eng.] Dickens.
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Yokelet (?), n. A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it. [Prov. Eng.]
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Yokemate (?), n. Same as .
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Yoke-toed (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.
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Yold (?), obs. p. p. of . Yielded. Spenser.
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Yolden (?), obs. p. p. of . Yielded.
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Yolk (yōlk or yōk; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu yellow. See .] [Written also yelk.]
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1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.
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2. (Zoöl.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep.
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Coloq. Yolk cord (Zoöl.), a slender cord or duct which connects the yolk glands with the egg chambers in certain insects, as in the aphids. -- Coloq. Yolk gland (Zoöl.), a special organ which secretes the yolk of the eggs in many turbellarians, and in some other invertebrates. See Illust. of in Appendix. -- Coloq. Yolk sack (Anat.), the umbilical vesicle. See under .
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Yoll (yōl), v. i. To yell. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Yom (?), n. [Heb. yōm.] Day; -- a Hebrew word used in the names of various Jewish feast days; as, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; Yom Teruah (lit., day of shouting), the Feast of Trumpets.
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Yom Kippur (yōmkĭp�r, yämkĭp�r), [Heb. yōm kippūr, day of atonement.] (Jewish Antiq.) the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called Day of Atonement.
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Yon (yŏn), a. [OE. yon, ȝon, AS. geon; akin to G. jener, OHG. jenēr, Icel. enn, inn; cf. Goth. jains. √188. Cf. , , .] At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic]
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Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton.
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Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble.
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Yon, adv. Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic]
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But, first and chiefest, with thee bring
Him that yon soars on golden wing. Milton.
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Yoncopin (?), n. [Perhaps corrupted from Illinois micoupena, Chippewa makopin, the American lotus.] (Bot.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
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Yond (?), a. [Cf. AS. anda, onda, anger, andian to be angry.] Furious; mad; angry; fierce. [Obs.] “Then wexeth wood and yond.” Spenser.
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Yond, adv. & a. [OE. yond, ȝond, ȝeond, through, beyond, over, AS. geond, adv. & prep.; cf. Goth. jaind thither. √188. See , a.] Yonder. [Obs.] “Yond in the garden.” Chaucer.
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Yonder (?), adv. [OE. yonder, ȝonder; cf. OD. ginder, Goth. jaindr� there. ����. See , adv.] At a distance, but within view.
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Yonder are two apple women scolding. Arbuthnot.
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Yonder, a. Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon. “Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green.” Milton. “Yonder sea of light.” Keble.
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Yonder men are too many for an embassage. Bacon.
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Yoni (yōnē), n. [Skr. yōni.] (Hindu Myth.) The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. .
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Yonker (?), n. [See .] A young fellow; a younker. [Obs. or Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.
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Yore (yōr), adv. [OE. ȝore, yare, ȝare, AS. geára;akin to geár a year, E. year. √204. See .] In time long past; in old time; long since. [Obs. or Poetic]
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As it hath been of olde times yore. Chaucer.
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Which though he hath polluted oft and yore,
Yet I to them for judgment just do fly. Spenser.
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Coloq. Of yore , of old time; long ago; as, in times or days of yore. “But Satan now is wiser than of yore.” Pope.
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Where Abraham fed his flock of yore. Keble.
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Yorker (?), n. (Cricket) A tice.
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York rite (?). (Freemasonry) The rite or ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems, deriving its name from the city of York, in England; also, the system itself, which, in England, confers only the first three degrees.
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Yorkshire (?), n. A county in the north of England.
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Coloq. Yorkshire grit , a kind of stone used for polishing marble, and copperplates for engravers. Simmonds. -- Coloq. Yorkshire pudding , a batter pudding baked under meat.
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York use (?). (Eccl.) The one of the three printed uses of England which was followed in the north. It was based on the Sarum use. See , n., 6. Shipley.
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Yot (?), v. t. To unite closely. [Prov. Eng.]
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Yote (yōt), v. t. [OE. ȝeoten, ȝeten, to pour, AS. geótan. See to cast.] To pour water on; to soak in, or mix with, water. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Grose.
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My fowls, which well enough,
I, as before, found feeding at their trough
Their yoted wheat. Chapman.
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You (ū), pron. [Possess. Your (ūr) or Yours (ūrz); dat. & obj. You.] [OE. you, eou, eow, dat. & acc., AS. eów, used as dat. & acc. of ge, gē, ye; akin to OFries. iu, io, D. u, G. euch, OHG. iu, dat., iuwih, acc., Icel. yðr, dat. & acc., Goth. izwis; of uncertain origin. √189. Cf. .] The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. See the Note under .
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Ye go to Canterbury; God you speed. Chaucer.
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Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you
To leave this place. Shak.
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In vain you tell your parting lover
You wish fair winds may waft him over. Prior.
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☞ Though you is properly a plural, it is in all ordinary discourse used also in addressing a single person, yet properly always with a plural verb. “Are you he that hangs the verses on the trees, wherein Rosalind is so admired ?” Shak. You and your are sometimes used indefinitely, like we, they, one, to express persons not specified. “The looks at a distance like a new-plowed land; but as you come near it, you see nothing but a long heap of heavy, disjointed clods.” Addison. “Your medalist and critic are much nearer related than the world imagine.” Addison. “It is always pleasant to be forced to do what you wish to do, but what, until pressed, you dare not attempt.” Hook. You is often used reflexively for yourself of yourselves. “Your highness shall repose you at the tower.” Shak.
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Youl (?), v. i. To yell; to yowl. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Young (yŭng), a. [Compar. Younger (yŭṉgẽr); superl. Youngest (-gĕst).] [OE. yung, yong, ȝong, ȝung, AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juvaça, juvan. √281. Cf. , , , , .]
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1. 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.
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For he so young and tender was of age. Chaucer.
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“Whom the gods love, die young,” has been too long carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live young forever. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
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2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
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While the fears of the people were young. De Foe.
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3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
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Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this. Shak.
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Young, n. The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.
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[The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
Their callow young. Milton.
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Coloq. With young , with child; pregnant.
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Youngger (?), n. One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior. “The elder shall serve the younger.” Rom. ix. 12.
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Youngish (?), a. Somewhat young. Tatler.
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Youngling (?), n. [AS. geongling.] A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life. “More dear . . . than younglings to their dam.” Spenser.
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He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us younglings. Ridley.
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Youngling, a. Young; youthful. Wordsworth.
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Youngly, a. [AS. geonglic.] Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. [Obs.] Shak.
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Youngly, adv. 1. In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. Ignorantly; weakly. [R.]
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Young Men's Christian Association. An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of young men, founded, June 6, 1844, by George Williams (knighted therefor by Queen Victoria) in London. In 1851 it extended to the United States and Canada, and in 1855 representatives of similar organizations throughout Europe and America formed an international body. The movement has successfully expanded not only among young men in general, but also specifically among railroad men, in the army and navy, with provision for Indians and negroes, and a full duplication of all the various lines of oepration in the boys' departments. It currently (1998) maintains buildings which usually have both recreational facilities and dormitories for dwelling. It is usually called by its acronym YMCA. See also the similar organizations and .
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Youngness, n. The quality or state of being young.
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Young one. A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a colt.
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Youngster (?), n. A young person; a youngling; a lad. [Colloq.] “He felt himself quite a youngster, with a long life before him.” G. Eliot.
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Youngth (?), n. Youth. [Obs.]
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Youngth is a bubble blown up with breath. Spenser.
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Youngthly, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, youth; youthful. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Young'un. A young human being; -- a contraction of .
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Young Women's Christian Association. An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and economic welfare of young women, originating in 1855 with Lady Kinnaird's home for young women, and Miss Emma Robert's prayer union for young women,in England, which were combined in the year 1884 as a national association. Now nearly all the civilized countries, and esp. the United States, have local, national, and international organizations. See also the similar organizations and .
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Younker (?), n. [D. jonker, jonkeer; jong young + heer a lord, sir, gentleman. See , a.] A young person; a stripling; a yonker. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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That same younker soon was overthrown. Spenser.
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Youpon (?), n. (Bot.) Same as .
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Your (ūr), pron. & a. [OE. your, ȝour, eowr, eower, AS. eówer, originally used as the gen. of ge, gē, ye; akin to OFries. iuwer your, OS. iuwar, D. uw, OHG. iuwēr, G. euer, Icel. yðar, Goth. izwara, izwar, and E. you. √189. See .] The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
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☞ The possessive takes the form yours when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied; as, this book is yours. “An old fellow of yours.” Chaucer.
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Yours (ürz), pron. See the Note under .
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Yourself (?), pron.; pl. Yourselves (#). [Your + self.] 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.
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Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. Chaucer.
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If yourselves are old, make it your cause. Shak.
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Why should you be so cruel to yourself ? Milton.
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The religious movement which you yourself, as well as I, so faithfully followed from first to last. J. H. Newman.
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Youth (ūth), n.; pl. Youths (ūths; 264) or collectively Youth. [OE. youthe, youhþe, ȝuheðe, ȝuweðe, ȝeoȝeðe, AS. geoguð, geogoð; akin to OS. juguð, D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth. junda. √281. See .]
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1. The quality or state of being young; youthfulness; juvenility. “In my flower of youth.” Milton.
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Such as in his face
Youth smiled celestial. Milton.
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2. 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.
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He wondered that your lordship
Would suffer him to spend his youth at home. Shak.
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Those who pass their youth in vice are justly condemned to spend their age in folly. Rambler.
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3. A young person; especially, a young man.
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Seven youths from Athens yearly sent. Dryden.
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4. Young persons, collectively.
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It is fit to read the best authors to youth first. B. Jonson.
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