ˈyaupish, ˈyawpish, a. Sc.
[f. yaup, yap a. + -ish1.]
Hungry.
| 1789 Davidson Seasons, Spring 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 Ser. ii. (1873) 153 I'm e'en growing yawpish, We maun hae some buns and some ale. |