v. i. [ Icel. gjālpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup. ] To bark; to yelp. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A bark; a yelp. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil. ] (Zool.) A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also
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n. (Bot.) Same as Yaupon. [ 1913 Webster ]