Yellow-boy, a sovereign, or any gold coin.
Yellow-gloak, a jealous man.
Yellow-Jack, the yellow fever prevalent in the West Indies.
Yellow-man, a yellow silk handkerchief.
Yellows, a term of reproach applied to Bluecoat and other charity school boys.
Yid, or YIT, a Jew. Yidden, the Jewish people. The Jews use these terms very frequently.
Yokel, a countryman. Probably from yoke, representative of his occupation. Some fancy, however, that the word was originally YOWKEL, in imitation of the broad tones of country labourers.
Yokuff, a chest, or large box.
Yorkshire, “to Yorkshire,” or “come Yorkshire over any person,” to cheat or cozen him. The proverbial over-reaching of the rustics of this county has given rise to the phrase, which is sometimes pronounced Yorshar. To put Yorshar to a man, is to trick or deceive him. This latter is from a work in the Lancashire dialect, 1757.