See Also: wait(2)(dictionary)
wait-a-while(dictionary)
Wait(medicine)
wait(1)(dictionary)
wait-a-bit(dictionary)
wait 2, noun(dictionary)
wait 1, verb(dictionary)
I Wait. - Poker(gambling)
Wait - Poker(gambling)
LYING IN WAIT(law)

yock (iou) and wait-a-while (iou)


yock (iou)



yock noun & verb. Theatrical slang (chiefly US). Also yok (infl. -kk-). M20.
[Prob. imit. Cf. YUCK verb & noun2.]
A. noun. A laugh, esp. a loud hearty one. M20.
b. verb intrans. Laugh, esp. loudly and heartily. M20.

wait-a-while (iou)



wait-a-while noun. M19.
[from WAIT verb + A adjective + WHILE noun: cf. WAIT-A-BIT.]
= WAIT-A-BIT. S. Afr. rare. M19.
Any of several shrubs or small trees forming dense thickets, esp. the leguminous plant Acacia colletioides. Austral. L19.