Definition of yaw

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Yaw (v. i. & t.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship..

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Chasm :: Chasm (n.) A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure..
Chaun :: Chaun (v. t. & i.) To open; to yawn.
Yawl-rigged :: Yawl-rigged (a.) Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix..
Crab-yaws :: Crab-yaws (n.) A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See Yaws..
Yawed :: Yawed (imp. & p. p.) of Ya.
Yawned :: Yawned (imp. & p. p.) of Yaw.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches..
Yawl :: Yawl (n.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars..
Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) That relation which exists between different persons by which one of them produces in the others a state or condition like that of himself. This is shown in the tendency to yawn which a person often feels on seeing another yawn, or the strong inclination to become hysteric experienced by many women on seeing another person suffering with hysteria..
Frambaesia :: Frambaesia (n.) The yaws. See Yaws.
Yawp :: Yawp (v. & n.) See Yaup.
Gape :: Gape (v. i.) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.
Yawn :: Yawn (n.) A chasm, mouth, or passageway..
Yew :: Yew (v. i.) See Yaw.
Yaws :: Yaws (n.) A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws..
Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate..
The Gapes :: The gapes () A fit of yawning.
Yaw :: Yaw (n.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Jawn :: Jawn (v. i.) See Yawn.
Mizzenmast :: Mizzenmast (n.) The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a yawl-rigged vessel..
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