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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Yerk | by the DICT Development Group |
| 4 results for Yerk | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Yerk \Yerk\, v. i. 1. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. --Drayton. 2. To move a quick, jerking motion. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Yerk \Yerk\, n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Yerk \Yerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yerked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yerking}.] [See {Yerk}.] 1. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. Their wounded steeds . . . Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters. --Shak. 2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.] | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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Yerk language based on a {Forth} {Kernel} with some major modifications. It was originally known as {Neon}, developed and sold as a product by {Kriya Systems} from 1985 to 1989. Several people at The {University of Chicago} have maintained Yerk since its demise as a product. Because of possible trademark conflict they named it Yerk, which is not an acronym for anything, but rather stands for Yerkes Observatory, part of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at U of C. Version 3.62. {(ftp://oddjob.uchicago.edu/pub/Yerk/)}. E-mail: Bob Lowenstein (1994-11-23) | |
