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YAWD
Yawd, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. jalda a mare, E. jade a nag.]
Definition: A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also yaud.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Grose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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