YAW
Yaw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Yawing.] Etym: [Cf.
Yew, v. i.]
Defn: To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
YAW Yaw, v. i. & t. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the neck back.] (Naut.)
Defn: 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. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. Lowell.
YAW
Yaw, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
YAWD
Yawd, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. jalda a mare, E. jade a nag.]
Defn: A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also yaud.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Grose.
YAWI
Yawi, n.
Defn: A fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with a mainmast stepped a little farther forward than in a sloop and carrying a mainsail and jibs, with a jigger mast far aft, usually placed abaft the rudder post.