Yerb
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yerb is a noun meaning Pronunciation spelling of herb.
Meaning
Pronunciation spelling of herb.
Example Sentences
The ancients, by which I mean the Greeks, set amazin' store by the yerb.
"At the same time we got a yerb" (such was his pronunciation) "on the hills, which some call lion-heart, and others snake-head."
When he ventured to sneeze, Mrs. Roxby compounded and administered a "yerb tea," a sovereign remedy against colds, which he tasted on compulsion and in great doubt, and swallowed with alacrity and confidence, finding its basis the easily recognizable "toddy."
Word Forms
- yerbs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include herb, yarb, herbage, chervil, megaherb, dillweed.
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