YARR
Yarr, v. i. Etym: [OE. ýarren.]
Defn: To growl or snarl as a dog. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
YARRISH
Yar"rish, a. Etym: [Prov. E. yar sour, yare brackish.]
Defn: Having a rough, dry taste. [Prov. Eng.]
YARROW Yar"row, n. Etym: [OE. yarowe, yarwe, ýarowe, AS. gearwe; akin to D. gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe, schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.)
Defn: An American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also milfoil, and nosebleed.
YARWHIP Yar"whip`, n. Etym: [So called from its sharp cry uttered when taking wing.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European bar-tailed godwit; — called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit. [Prov. Eng.]
YATAGHAN
Yat"a*ghan, n. Etym: [Turk. yataghan.]
Defn: A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Written also ataghan, attaghan.] Chaucer.