Yaw1, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. YAWED; p. pr. & vb. n. YAWING.] [See Yew, v. i.]
- To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane-juice in the sugar-works.
- [Prov. Ger. gagen, to rock, gageln, to totter, shake.] (Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course, as a ship.