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/yawd, yahd/, n. Scot. and North Eng.a mare, esp. an old, worn-out one.[1350-1400; ME yald < ON jalda mare]
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Yaud — Yaud, n. See {Yawd}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yaud — yawd yawd (y[add]d), n. [Cf. Icel. jalda a mare, E. jade a nag.] A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also {yaud}.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Grose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yaud — I Cleveland Dialect List a nag, a mare II North Country (Newcastle) Words a horse, a jade … English dialects glossary
yaud — A worn out or old horse … Grandiloquent dictionary
yaud — a horse, a jade. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
yaud — ˈyȯd, ˈyäd noun ( s) Etymology: earlier yald, from Old Norse jalda mare, of Finno Ugric origin; akin to Mordvin elde, äldä mare chiefly Scotland : mare … Useful english dictionary
bait yaud — a woman who gathers bait for fishermen (English dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Jade — Jade, n. [OE. jade; cf. Prov. E. yaud, Scot. yade, yad, yaud, Icel. jalda a mare.] [1913 Webster] 1. A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Tired as a jade in overloaden cart. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yawd — (y[add]d), n. [Cf. Icel. jalda a mare, E. jade a nag.] A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also {yaud}.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Grose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mounting block — A mounting block, horse block, or in Scots a loupin on stane[1] is an assistance for mounting and dismounting a horse or cart, especially for the young, elderly or infirm. They were especially useful for women riding sidesaddle, allowing a horse… … Wikipedia
