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3 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun informal terms for the mouth
verb bark in a high-pitched tone
originProbably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.
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