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Yew
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(1):
(a.) Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
(2):
(n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
(3):
(n.) A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
(4):
(n.) An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards.
(5):
(v. i.) See Yaw.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Yew'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/y/yew.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Yew'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/y/yew.html. 1828.
