wild yam

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• Yam

  ·add. ·noun Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato. II. Yam ·noun A large, escul...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• to yam

  To eat or stuff heartily. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• yam

  n. a West Australian tuber, Dioscoreahastifolia, Ness., N.O. Dioscorideae. «One of thehardiest of t...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• yam

  The tubers of the Dioscorea sativa, and others; a valuable vegetable on long voyages. D. aculeata fr...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Wild

  ·adv Wildly; as, to talk wild. II. Wild ·superl Hard to steer; — said of a vessel. III. Wild ·sup...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• wild

  A ship's motion when she steers badly, or is badly steered. A wild roadstead implies one that is exp...

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• long-yam

  See yam. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• native yam

  n. See yam. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• round yam

  n. i.q. Burdekin Vine.See under vine. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• yam, long

  n. a tuber, Discoreatransversa, R. Br., N.O. Dioscorideae. «The smalltubers are eaten by the aborig...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• yam, native

  n. a tuber, Ipomaea spp., N.O. Convolvulaceae. The tubers are sometimes eatenby the aboriginals. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• yam, round

  n. i.q. Burdekin Vine, under vine. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• yam-stick

  n. See quotation 1882, Tolmer. 1863. M. K. Beveridge, `Gatherings,' p. 27. «One leg's thin as Lie...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Wild-cat

  ·adj Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive. II...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Wild Rents

  In Long Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• wild rogues

  Rogues trained up to stealing from their cradles. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• wild squirt

  A looseness. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• ivy, wild

  n. an Australian creeper, Platylobium triangulare, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• lemon, wild

  n. a timber tree, Canthiumlatifolium, F. v. M., N.O. Rubiaceae; called also Wild Orange. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• oats, wild

  an indigenous grass, Bromusarenarius, Labill, N.O. Gramineae.Called also Seaside Brome-Grass. «It ma...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• orange, wild

  n. i.q. Wild Lemon.See under lemon, wild. ...

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• parsley, wild

  n. Apium leptophyllum,F. v. M., N.O. Umbelliferae. Parsley grows wild inmany parts of the world, es...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• parsnip, wild

  n. a poisonous weed, Trachymene australis, Benth., N.O. Umbelliferae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild plum

  See plum, native ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• plum, wild

  n. i.q. Native Plum (q.v.). ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• quince, wild

  n. another name for the BlackAsh-tree. See ash. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• raspberry, wild

  or Native ,n. Rubus gunnianus, Hook., N.O. Rosaceae;peculiar to Tasmania, and so called there. In ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• rosemary, wild

  a slender Australian timber-tree, Cassinia laevis, R. Br., N.O. Compositae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild dog

  n. i.q. dingo (q.v.). ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild geranium

  n. In Australia, the speciesis Pelargonium australe, Willd., N.O. Geraniaceae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild irishman

  a spiny New Zealand shrub, Discariatoumatou, Raoul, N.O. Rhamneae. The Maori name is Tumata-Kuru (q....

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild parsnip

  n. See parsnip, wild. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild rosemary

  n. See rosemary. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild turkey

  n. See turkey. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild-cat

  the pole-cat. Lane. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• wild-wind

  An old term for whirlwind. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• toko for yam

  An expression peculiar to negroes for crying out before being hurt. ...

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• Wild Goose Court

  See Wingoose Alley. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• wild-goose chase

  A tedious uncertain pursuit, like the following a flock of wild geese, who are remarkably shy. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• wild cat bank

  One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.