YANK

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]

2.
v.

To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]

3.
n.

An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]

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