"yew" Definition

Definitions for the word "yew" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. i.
See Yaw.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. a.
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 dark-leaved evergreen tree bearing berry-like cones. 2 its wood. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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