Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Scotch form of
jade .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Scot. A jade; an old horse or mare.
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Examples
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Poop man fi drown an dat a yawd man philosophy (Uh huh)
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She couldn't actually read yet, but she would sit and turn the pages and recite the thing, word by word: When winter came, Angwus gwew tiward of the same howse and the same cat and the same yawd and all the same things he knew all about.
Winter Comes delagar 2006
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She couldn't actually read yet, but she would sit and turn the pages and recite the thing, word by word: When winter came, Angwus gwew tiward of the same howse and the same cat and the same yawd and all the same things he knew all about.
Archive 2006-09-01 delagar 2006
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In sum way he clim 'ober de yawd fence an' got cl'ar
The Kentucky Ranger Edward T. Curnick
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"I nuver seed no use a-fittin 'unless you is gwine ter fit in de yuther pusson's yawd," interpolated Aunt Rhody.
The Battle Ground Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909
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"Marse George, dat ar Burr boy is a-loungin 'roun' yo 'yawd."
The Voice of the People Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909
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mai filosofy am cleen up ur oan bak yawd b 4 u traipz tru sumbbuddee elsis.
talk to your cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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"The rain didn't stop Usain Bolt's return 'back a yawd'.
Global Voices Online 2008
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"The rain didn't stop Usain Bolt's return 'back a yawd'.
Global Voices Online 2008
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"The rain didn't stop Usain Bolt's return 'back a yawd'.
Global Voices Online 2008
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