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york, 1st duke of

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York

[yawrk]
–noun
1. a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
2. 1st Duke of (Edmund of Langley), 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of York (son of Edward III).
3. Alvin Cul⋅lum [kuhl-uhm] (Sergeant), 1887–1964, U.S. soldier.
4. Yorkshire (def. 1).
5. Ancient, Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral. 102,700.
6. a city in SE Pennsylvania: meeting of the Continental Congress 1777–78. 44,619.
7. an estuary in E Virginia, flowing SE into Chesapeake Bay. 40 mi. (64 km) long.
8. Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Australia.
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york [jork]

  1. in.
    to empty one's stomach; to vomit. : He ate the stuff, then went straight out and yorked.
  2. n.
    vomit. : Hey, Jimmy! Come out in the snow and see the frozen york!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

York 
city in n. England, O.E. Eoforwic, earlier Eborakon (c.150), an ancient Celtic name, probably meaning "Yew-Tree Estate," but Eburos may also be a personal name. Yorkshire pudding is recorded from 1747; Yorkshire terrier first attested 1872; short form Yorkie is from 1950.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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