YOKEL, a countryman.—_West.__A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James.

YOKUFF, a chest, or large box.

YORKSHIRE, “to YORKSHIRE,” or “come YORKSHIRE over any person,” is to

cheat or BITE them.—_North._

YORKSHIRE ESTATES, “I will do it when I come into my YORKSHIRE

ESTATES,”—meaning if I ever have the money or the means. The phrase is

said to have originated with _Dr. Johnson_.

YOUNKER, in street language, a lad or a boy. Term in general use

amongst costermongers, cabmen, and old-fashioned people. _Barnefield’s

Affectionate Shepherd_, 1594, has the phrase, “a seemelie YOUNKER.”

_Danish_ and _Friesic_, JONKER. In the _Navy_, a naval cadet is usually

termed a YOUNKER.

YOUR-NIBS, yourself.

ZIPH, LANGUAGE OF, a way of disguising English in use among the

students at _Winchester College_. Compare MEDICAL GREEK.

ZOUNDS, a sudden exclamation,—abbreviation of _God’s wounds_.

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