v. t.
To twitch; to jerk.
n.
An abbreviation of Yankee.
n.
A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
a.
Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
n.
The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States.
n.
A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like.
n.
A fermented drink, or milk beer, made by the Turks.
n.
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 water opossum.
a.
The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
v. i.
A rod; a stick; a staff.
v. i.
A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.
v. i.
A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.