yankee
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Synonyms: yanked, yanker, yankey, yankie, yanke, yankel, ankee
Antonyms: yanked, yanker, yankey, yankie, yanke, yankel, ankee
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q692062}}<!--Q100744392 < Q100885106 < Q846570, or certain other senses--> A [[native]] or [[inhabitant]] of some part of the [[United States]]:
- {{lb|en|chiefly|Southern US|often|derogatory|historical}} Any individual [[associated]] with the [[Union]]; that is, the [[United States]] [[federal government]], during the [[w:American Civil War|American Civil War]].
- {{lb|en|baseball}} A player for the {{w|New York Yankees}}.
- {{lb|en|nautical}} A large triangular [[headsail]] used in light or moderate winds and set on the [[fore]] [[topmast]] [[stay]]. Unlike a [[genoa]] it does not fill the whole fore [[triangle]], but is set in combination with the working [[staysail]].
- {{lb|en|gambling}} A [[wager]] on four [[selection]]s, consisting of 11 separate [[bet]]s: six [[double]]s, four [[treble]]s and a [[fourfold]] [[accumulator]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|dated|slang|US|Canada|sometimes|_|offensive}} to [[cheat]], trick or [[swindle]] somebody; to [[misrepresent]] something
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