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YAWS
yaws, frambesia, framboesia
(noun) an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Origin uncertain.
Noun
yaws (uncountable)
(disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.
Synonyms
• parangi
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Verb
yaws
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yaw
Noun
yaws
plural of yaw
Anagrams
• -ways, Sway, sway, ways
Proper noun
Yaws
plural of Yaw
Anagrams
• -ways, Sway, sway, ways
Source: Wiktionary
Yaws, n. Etym: [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.)
Definition: A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab- yaws.
YAW
Yaw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Yawing.] Etym: [Cf. Yew, v. i.]
Definition: To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
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.)
Definition: 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, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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