·noun A sharp, quick cry; a bark.
II. Yelp ·vi To Boast.
III. Yelp ·vi To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to Yaup.
To cry out. Yelper; a town cryer, also one apt to make great complaints on trifling occasions. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose