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yirr

[ yir ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to snarl or growl, as a dog does.

noun

a growl or snarl, as of a dog.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of yirr¹

1780–90; perhaps to be identified with Old English georran to make a harsh sound

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Ye yirr and yowl—ye bark, but daurna bite.

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When idly goavan whyles we saunter Yirr, fancy barks, awa’ we canter Uphill, down brae, till some mishanter, Some black bog-hole, Arrests us, then the scathe an’ banter We’re forced to thole.

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To YIRR, v. n. to snarl; to growl.

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Advancing half a mile over the southern shoulder of a coarse and shelly mass of limestone, we found the other rushy swamp, called Dubar Yirr or Little Dubar.

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