Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To laugh or joke, especially boisterously.
- noun A loud laugh or joke.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"I yock it," she answered, placing her hand upon her own small crib, rocking it to and fro.
Hubert's Wife A Story for You Minnie Mary Lee
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God move thair heartis to repentance! for ellis we fear that He whose caus we susteane sall lett thame feill the weght of the yock of crewell strangearis, in whose handis thei wisshed us to have bene betrayed.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Stumpy, Yock-yock and Cross - patch rode away in a cart.
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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Stumpy, Yock-yock and Cross - patch rode away in a cart.
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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Yock-yock and Spot; and four little boy pigs, called Alexander, Pigling
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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Now all the pig family are pink, or pink with black spots, but this pig child was smutty black all over; when it had been popped into a tub, it proved to be Yock-yock.
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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Now all the pig family are pink, or pink with black spots, but this pig child was smutty black all over; when it had been popped into a tub, it proved to be Yock-yock.
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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Stumpy, Yock-yock and Cross - patch rode away in a cart.
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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Yock-yock and Spot; and four little boy pigs, called Alexander, Pigling
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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Yock-yock and Spot; and four little boy pigs, called Alexander, Pigling
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1904
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