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yonnie

/ (ˈjɒnɪ) /

noun

Australian children's slang a stone

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Word Origin for yonnie

from a native Australian language

Words nearby yonnie

Yong Lo, yoni, Yonkers, yonks, Yonne, yonnie, yoof, yoo-hoo, YOP, Yorba Linda, yore
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Example sentences from the Web for yonnie

  • I had been dreaming all the time of how much I should have liked to hold that little flaxen-haired "Yonnie" in my arms.

    There is no Death|Florence Marryatt

  • Accepting fate, Yonnie scrambled up and plodded after the wagon.

    Blind Man's Lantern|Allen Kim Lang

  • He immediately returned, took up "Yonnie," and brought her out into the circle on his arm.

    There is no Death|Florence Marryatt

  • Yonnie, the Ayrshire bull, tossed his head and sat as the rope tightened on his noseband.

    Blind Man's Lantern|Allen Kim Lang