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Yank n. [
Yankee, Northerner] an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
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Yank v. [
yank, jerk] pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
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Yank n. [
Yankee, Yankee-Doodle] an American (especially to non-Americans)
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