yaff

[ yaf ]

verb (used without object)Scot. and North England.
  1. to bark; yelp.

Origin of yaff

1
1600–10; perhaps blend of dial. waff bark and yap or yawp

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How to use yaff in a sentence

  • Tchertop-hanov did not find yaff; he had, in the words of his valet, set off for Moscow the evening before.

    A Sportsman's Sketches | Ivan Turgenev
  • Mot herl yaff ecti onk nocksal loth ervir tu esperfec tlyc old.

    Cobwebs From an Empty Skull | Ambrose Bierce (AKA: Dod Grile)