Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An occasional symbol for yttrium. The single letter Y is more generally so used.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- an old method of printing
that (AS.þæt ,ðæt ) the “y” taking the place of the old letter “thorn” (þ). Cf.ye , the.
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- abbreviation obsolete
that
Etymologies
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Examples
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They Wall round the Wells to ye mines to Secure their Mold'ring in upon them, they Generally Look very pale and yellow that work Underground, they are fforc'd to keep Lights wth them and sometymes are forced to use Gunpowder to break ye stones, and yt is sometymes Hazardous to the people and destroys them at ye work.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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The roomes are Large and Lofty with good Rich old ffurniture tapistry, but Noe beds in yt part we saw.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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After soe many yeares studdy and being thus Entred they are Called to ye barr – yt is to plead as Councellors and Barristers in these Courts, and out of such that have been thus Barristers many yeares they Commence serjeants, and are made in this manner the first day of a terme.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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The river Aven yt is flowed up by the sea into ye Severn and soe up the Aven to the town, Beares shipps and Barges up to the Key, where I saw ye harbour was full of shipps carrying Coales and all sorts of Commodityes to other parts.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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How it should Come none Can give any good acco; its Call'd Pooles hole from a man of that name that was a Robber and use to secure himself in yt place like a house, and so ye Country people imagined he made it, but some think it was dug to find mines or marble or Chrystal because ye mettle mines are full of stone as I sd before; only this Enters in ye side whereas the mines they make now are as a well perpendicular for severall yards before it spreads, and yt not till they Come to find metal, but ye difficulty appears as to this hole how so large a Cavity should be Left, as in some places ye Roofe is as lofty as you can see and all stone; now how it should be fixt so as not to tumble in by ye weight of ye Earth or stone on ye top: as to ye waters dropping yt is but what is Customary among rocks and stones, there are many springs wch run in ye veines of ye Earth and allwayes are running in such subteraneus vaults in the Earth, wch gather together and runns in a little Channell in ye bottom of this Cave as you may step one.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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The most damning thing I’ve seen yt is that closeup of the WT-7 collapse.
Think Progress » Washington Post on access to prewar intel: 2005
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"You can w'yt'ere, sir," she said, installing him as it were.
A Daughter of To-Day Sara Jeannette Duncan
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Dey cook eve'yt'ing on de fireplace in dem days, eve't'ing.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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De white folks hab big house dere wid eve'yt'ing 'bout it jes lak uh town.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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