Word Meaning

yaws definition and meaning

v. i. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
v. i. & t. To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
n. A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
n. A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.

Crossword clues for yaws

- Deviate (of ship)
- Deviate temporarily, as a ship
- Veer off course on way back
- Infectious tropical disease
- Veers off course only to sway back