▪ I. yolp, v. Obs. or dial.
Also yollop.
= gulp v.
| 1579 Hake Newes out of Powles (1872) D vij b, The pitchie burning pit..Shall yolpe them vp. 1881 Leic. Gloss., Yollop, or Yolp, v.a., var. pron. of ‘gulp’ and ‘gulf’. |
▪ II. yolp
The cry of hounds. Cf. yawp v., youp.
| 1602 Narcissus (1893) 17 Then woe bee vnto little Watt, Yolp, yolp, yolp, yolp! |