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YUCK, v.i to itch. [Local.]
YUFTS, n. Russia lether, prepared from ox hides in a peculiar manner.
YUG, YOG, n. In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the H...
YULAN, n. A beautiful flowering tree of China.
YULE, n. The name anciently given to Christmas, or the feast of the nativity of ...
YUX, n. A hiccough. [Not used.] YUX , v.i. To hiccough.
Z, the last letter of the English Alphabet, is a sibilant articulation, and is m...
ZABAISM. [See Sabianism .]
ZACCHO, n. The lowest part of the pedestal of a column.
ZAFFER, n. The residuum of cobalt, after the sulphur, arsenic and other volatile...
ZANY, n. A merry andrew; a buffoon. ZANY , v.t. To mimic.
ZAPOTE, n. In Mexico, the generic name of fruits which are roundish and contain ...
ZARNICH, n. [See Arsenic .] The name of a genus of fossils, which are inflammabl...
ZEA, n. The generic name of maiz.
ZEAL, n. [Gr., L.] Passionate ardor in the pursuit of any thing. In general, zea...
ZEALOT, n. Zelot. One who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object wi...