Synonyms:
Yankee, Yank, Northerner
Meaning: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
yank, jerk
Meaning: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
Usage examples
"You're a Yank yourself," answered Tom hotly.
"I'm asking what sort of a Yank trick this is?
"I can tell a Yank one mile off," boasted Alf.
"He's crazier than any Yank I've ever seen in my life," remarked Shadrack, nodding toward Alf.
"Yank," the other had informed him, "yer a right dum good feller." This sentiment, floating to him upon the still air, had made him temporarily regret war.
He came out of that flushed and capable region known as the "North." He called himself a "promoter"; his enemies had spoken of him as a "grafter"; Okochee took a middle course, and held him to be no better nor no worse than a "Yank."