*yau*

prop. n. (Hinduism) the Hindu god of the sky.
Syn. -- Dyaus-pitar. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. (Hinduism) the Hindu god of the sky; same as Dyaus.
Syn. -- Dyaus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. (Zool.) A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepal and Tibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., prop., the stone or nut of a fruit, fr. L. nucalis like a nut. See Newel a post. ] A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Poly- + autography. ] The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a species of lithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Yawd. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) See Yawl. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To yaup. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Yap, and Yelp. ] To cry out like a child; to yelp. [ Scot. & Colloq. U. S. ] [ Written also yawp. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also yawp. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain. [ Scot. & Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The blue titmouse. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, yaups. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea. [ Written also yapon, youpon, and yupon. ] [ 1913 Webster ]