yanker ? Obs.
(ˈjæŋkə(r))
[f. yank v. + -er1.]
1. Sc. = yank n.1 a; fig. a big or ‘thumping’ lie.
| 1822 Hogg Perils of Man xii. I. 330 ‘Ay, billy, that is a yanker!’ said Tam aside. ‘When ane is gaun to tell a lie, there's naething like telling a plumper at aince.’ |
2. (See quot., but perh. an error for janker.)
| 1833 Act 3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 46 §89 If..any person..shall drive any four-wheeled cart, commonly called a wood yanker without a person in charge of each pair of wheels. |