Definitions for yegg

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Spelling: [yeg]
IPA: /yɛg/

Yegg is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 11 anagrams from letters in yegg (eggy).

Definitions for yegg

noun

  1. a safecracker.
  2. an itinerant burglar.
  3. a thug.

Origin of yegg

1925-30, Americanism; of obscure origin; the proposals that the word is German Jäger “hunter” or that it is the surname of a well-known safecracker are both very dubious

Examples for yegg

A jeweler by trade, he fell from his high estate and went on the road as a yegg.

He duly canvassed every likely dive, every “melina,” every gambling house and yegg hang out.

There was a yegg of some kind scouting around Nora's house; and the same lad also took some observations of the place at Stanwick.

An American yegg would have laughed at it, opened 73 it as easily as a ripe peach; but in this district it was absolute security.

And look here: don't you get the notion in your bean I'm just some little old two-by-four guy of a yegg or some poor nut of a dip.

At the moment the missile flew from Peter's hand, the yegg steadied himself and fired.

He duly canvassed every likely dive, every "melina," every gambling house and yegg hang out.

Joe caught Boston Frank's eye and forthwith pushed himself alongside the yegg.

Word Value for yegg
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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