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yary, a. dial. (chiefly Newfoundland).|ˈjɛərɪ|
Also yarry.
[var. of yare a.]
Quick, sharp; alert, energetic; wary, wide awake; rising early.
1855Trans. Philol. Soc. 38 [Norfolk] Yary, brisk. 1863J. Moreton Life & Work in Newfoundland iii. 35 Yary, wary. 1868in Dict. Newfoundland Eng. (1982) 622/2 Here we saw a great number of wild geese in the lagoon..but it was impossible to get within shooting distance of them, these birds are so wild and extremely yarry. 1881Even. Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 20 Sept. 1 We don't find the cruising war-ships of our yarry neighbours the French and the Americans, lying in port for weeks at a time. 1906N. Duncan Adventures Billy Topsail 256 ‘Hi, b'y! Get yarry (wide awake)!’ cried the captain in the morning. 1925Dialect Notes V. 346 Yary,..1. energetic; smart. 2. early. 3. wary. 1966A. R. Scammell My Newfoundland 90 That would be Skipper John Elliott, yary as ever, hi-tailing it for Jacob's ground before the Eastern Tickle crowd got the choice berths for the day. |