Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bark like an angry dog; yelp; hence, to talk pertly.
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Examples
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"Whup! whup! whup! yaff! yaff!" said Dick, as they came up to a field containing a flock of sheep, heavy with their long wool; and over the hedge he went headlong amongst them, making the poor timid, stupid creatures run as fast as their legs would carry them, with their heavy fleeces touzling and shaking about till each sheep looked like a magnified thrum mop being shaken to get rid of the water.
Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home George Manville Fenn 1870
whichbe commented on the word yaff
To bark like a snarling dog.
July 1, 2009