yaud
yaud noun: a workhorse; an old or worn-out mare.
Noun
yaud (plural yauds)
- A workhorse; an old or worn-out mare.
- "[…]Nay by my faith, if you be so heavy, I will content me with the best of you, and that's the haunch and the nombles, and e'en heave up the rest on the old oak-tree yonder, and come for it with one of the yauds."1814, Walter Scott, Waverley, Or 'tis Sixty Years Since, volume 2, published 1821, page 98
- "[…]Get on, my fine yaud, get on! There is nothing uncanny there."
Robin coaxed thus, as well to keep up his own spirits, as to encourage his mare; for the truth is, that his hair began to stand on end with affright.a. 1835, “Seeking the Houdy”, in The Collected Works of James Hogg: Contributions to Annuals and Gift-books, James Hogg, published 2006, page 60
- Synonyms:
- jade
- A slovenly woman.
Synonyms of yaud
Forms of yaud
| plural | yauds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yade |
Origin of yaud
From Middle English yald, ȝald. Originally used to mean "mare", then "old mare". From Old Norse jalda (“mare”), from a Uralic language, such as Moksha эльде (elde) or Erzya эльде (elde). This term influenced and was influenced by jade, but is considered etymologically distinct by some references, while others consider the two terms to be variants of one another.
Questions about yaud
- What does yaud mean?
- Yaud means a workhorse; an old or worn-out mare.
- What part of speech is yaud?
- Yaud is a noun.
- What is the plural of yaud?
- The plural of yaud is yauds.
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