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| yawp [ yawp ] or yaup [ yawp ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle yawped, present participle yawp·ing, 3rd person present singular yawps) (past and past participle yauped, present participle yaup·ing, 3rd person present singular yaups) |
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1. talk coarsely: to talk or complain loudly, coarsely, and sometimes meaninglessly
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2. utter yelp: to utter a sharp loud yelp
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noun (plural yawps) (plural yaups) |
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1. coarse talk: loud, coarse, and sometimes meaningless talk
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2. yelp: a sharp loud yelp
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| [14th century. Origin ?] |
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 yawp·er noun |
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