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  • Yumey
    [from Lucayan; Y in 16th century Sp. may have represented a sound more like /zh/, and x was formerly used
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  • Yumeta
    [probably from Lucayan; possibly by confusion with YUMEY]   n., Obs. former name of Long Island: 1635 Yumeta (Atlas Novus). 1782
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  • yucksome
    [cf. US slang yuck exclamation of dis-gust 1972 →BDNE II, but given its use by older Bah. speakers, the term
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  • yucksing /yóksin/, yooksing /yúksin/
    [cf. YUCK (/yuk/ in Brit. dial. North)] n. shooting marbles in a manner not permitted by the rules. (Black)
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  • yuck somebody up (Gen.); yuck up somebody's vexation
    [cf. YUCK] phr. to annoy somebody: He does make me sick—he forever yucking up my vexation (Nassau).
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  • yuck
    [cf. Brit. dial. North yuck to jerk; to pull or turn sharply; a jerk EDD; also US dial. South ADD]
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  • Yucaya
    See LUCAYA.
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  • yourns
    /yohnz/ [cf. Brit, dig. Mid, South yourn yours (Orton M78); US dial. yourn, you-own yours, you-uns' your ADD] poss. pron.
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  • young moon
    [OED idem →1849] n. a new or waxing moon: 1977 A new moon, or young moon as we call it
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  • young machioneel
    [from the belief that it is im-mature MANCHINEEL, a different sp. (Patterson p.c.)] n. a shrub, Grimrneodendron eglandulo-sum, with poisonous
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