Yankee definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary YANKEE, n. A corrupt pronunciation of the word English by the ... in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: Yankee, Yank, Northerner] 2: an American who lives in New England [syn: New Englander, Yankee] 3: an American (especially to non-Americans) [syn: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: origin unknown ...
Yankee-Doodle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an American (especially to non-Americans) [syn: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Yankee Doodle, popular song during the American Revolution Date: 1767 Yankee Webster's 1913 Dictionary Yankee-Doodle Yan`kee-Doo"dle, n. 1. The name ...
Yankee clover definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Japan Ja*pan", a ... very common. During the Civil War it was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover. Japan earth. See Catechu. Japan ink ... tree related to the poison sumac. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Yankee Yan"kee, a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees. The alertness of the Yankee aspect. --Hawthorne. Yankee clover. (Bot.) See Japan clover, under Japan.
... in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: Yankee, Yank, Northerner] 2: an American (especially to non-Americans) [syn: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle] v 1: pull, or move with a sudden movement ... open" [syn: yank, jerk] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1778 Yankee Merriam Webster's I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1822 ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Yank Yank, n. An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (yanks, yanking, yanked) If you ...
... AK State ALASKA County KUSKOKWIM County State AK City Name YANKEE CREEK Full Name YANKEE CREEK 2 Owner Type PR Facility Use PU Facility City, State, Zip "YANKEE CREEK, AK" Elevation 1120 Aeronautical chart on which the airport ...
Yankeeism definitions Merriam Webster's noun see Yankee I Webster's 1913 Dictionary Yankeeism Yan"kee*ism, n. A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. --Lowell.