Y — Yeel to Yerk (Part 6 of 6)

Yerd
(Yerd) n. See 1st & 2d Yard. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Yerk
(Yerk) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yerked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Yerking.] [See Yerk.]

1. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.

Their wounded steeds . . .
Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters.

2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]

Yerk
(Yerk), v. i.

1. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.

They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling.

2. To move a quick, jerking motion.

Yerk
(Yerk), n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.