yawy, a.
(ˈjɔːɪ)
Also yawey.
[f. yaws, yaw n.2 + -y1.]
Affected with or characteristic of yaws.
| 1679 T. Trapham Disc. Health Jamaica ix. 119 The Yawy Patients. 1744 Med. Essays Soc. Edinb. V. ii. 794 The Yawy Matter. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 732/2 If the yawey matter finds access to a pre-existing sore or ulcer. |