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YAUPED
Verb
yauped
simple past tense and past participle of yaup
Source: Wiktionary
YAUP
Yaup, v. i. Etym: [See Yap, and Yelp.]
Definition: To cry out like a child; to yelp. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.] [Written also yawp.]
Yaup, n. Etym: [Written also yawp.]
1. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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