yaupishyawpishadj.
Scottish.
Hungry.
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hungryc950
hungering971
hollow1362
eagera1475
empty?1490
ahungrya1500
sharp-set1540
greedlya1546
anhungry1578
starveling1578
belly-pinched1608
mad-hungry1608
jejunea1620
sharp-bent1675
sharp1678
nithered1691
peckish1714
stomach-tight1718
yap1768
yaupish1789
picksome1847
1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 31 Take thou thy way To where the lusty tenant o' the floods Has, yaupish, ta'en his stan' in quest of food.
1835 D. Webster Paisley Fair in Harp of Renfrewshire (1873) 2nd Ser. 153 I'm e'en growing yawpish, We maun hae some buns and some ale.
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