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yat, yatlen, yatlin, yatt, yattlin, yet, yetleen, yetlin, yett, yettlin,
yat [jat, jɛt]
v. To cast metal. To fix firmly by pouring molten metal around.
 
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yatlin [jatlɪn, jɛtlɪn]: Cast iron, pot-metal, articles made of such.
jatter, yatter, yatterin, yitter,
yatter [ˈjatər]
n. Scolding, grumbling, continual railing or carping. Continuous chatter, rambling and persistent talk. A babel of tongues, a clamour, unintelligible speech.
v. To speak in a constant peevish, querulous manner, to nag, chide, carp, scold, to harp on about something. To chatter, ramble on in a confused or foolish manner, prattle, talk interminably. Of the jaws or teeth: to rattle against one another, to chatter, under the influence of cold or fear or when one is talking volubly.
 
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yatterin: Nagging, carping, chattering etc. Garrulous.
yaad, yad, yald, yaud, yauld,
yaud [jɑːd, jɔːd, N. jaːd]
n. An old mare, or horse in a broken-down, wornout condition.
yack, yackan, yaik, yaikin, yak, yakin, yauk, yaukin, yaukit, yawk, yawkin, yawkit,
yauk [jɑːk, jɑːk, S. jek, N. I. jaːk]
n. An ache. A state of perplexity.
v. To ache, to be painful or in pain. To be in a stress, to be extremely busy.
pt. pp. yaukit
 
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yaukin: Very perplexed or perturbed.
jala-crack, yaal, yall, yallacrack, yallicrack, yalliecraag, yallikrak, yallin, yally, yaul, yaulicrack, yaulin, yawl,
yaul [jɑːl, jɔːl, N. I. jaːl]
n. A shout, cry, howl.
v. To yell, scream, howl, cry out loudly. To clamour.
 
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yaulicrack: I.Sh. A hubbub, a great commotion.
yaulin: Yelling, screaming, howling.
waal, waul, wawl, yaal, yaald, yal, yald, yall, yauld, yauld_cuitit,
yauld [jɑːl(d), jɔːl(d), N. jaːl(d)]
adj. Active, sprightly, alert, vigorous, strong, healthy. Of weather: sharp, keen, frosty.
 
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yauld cuitit: Nimble footed.
jabb, jamp, nyab, yaab, yaap, yaapie, yaapy, yab, yabb, yamf, yamp, yamph, yampish, yampsh, yams, yamse, yamsh, yap, yapie, yappit, yapy, yaup, yaupie, yaupit, yaupy, yawp, yawpie, yawpy,
yaup [jɑːp, jɔːp, N. jaːp, jaːb, I. jaːp]
n. WC. The blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus also yaupit.
adj. Eager, keen, ready, active. Having a keen appetite, eager for food, hungry.
v. To gape with hunger or otherwise, to be hungry.
 
yaupie [jɑːpɪ, jɔːpɪ, N. jaːpɪ, jaːbɪ]
adj. Hungry, thin, starved looking.
 
yamp, yamph [MN. jamp, jamf]
adj. Hungry, peckish, having a keen appetite. Empty-looking, jaded.
 
yampish [MN. jampɪʃ, jamʃ, I.Sh. jams]
adj. Greedy, eager to get, covetous.
jaw, ya, yaa, yaase, yae, yah, yass, yau, yaw, yea, yo,
yaw [jɑː, N. I. jaː]
also N. I. yo [joː].
adv. Used as a particle to indicate assent, often duplicated for emphasis, yes, indeed, very much so.
jaw, ya, yaa, yauw, yaw,
yaw [jɑː, N. I. jaː]
v. To cry like a cat, to mew, caterwaul.
yaan, yahn, yawn, yawn,
yawn [jɑːn, jɔːn, N. I. jaːn]
n. A reflex act of opening one's mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom. MN. A long sea-inlet or gully.
v. To involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.

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