yacht (sailing) a sailing vessel equipped for racing
[Dutch jacht, formerly jagt, from jagen, “to
chase”]
yacht club (sailing) a club for yacht owners or participants
in yacht races
yacht race (sailing) a race among yachts
yacht racing (sailing) the competitive racing of
yachts
yachting (sport) a former alternate term for sailing,
officially dropped for competitions in 2000
yachtsman (sailing) a person who owns or sails a
yacht
yachtswoman (sailing) a woman who sails in a
yacht
yahoo (cricket) an exuberant (but not always successful)
attempt to hit the ball hard
yakker (baseball ) colloquial term for a curveball
Yankee (horse racing) a multiple bet on four horses
in four races, consisting of six doubles. four trebles,
and an accumulator
Yankee Stadium (baseball ) the home ground of
the New York Yankees team in the Bronx, New
York City
Yankees (baseball ) short name of the New York
Yankees team
yard (horse racing) the stables, grounds, and facilities
owned by a trainer; (sailing) a long beam on
a mast for spreading sails
yard-on (bowls) a heavy shot to break up or disturb
the head
yardage (American football, golf) a distance measured
in yards
Yarmouth (horse racing) a flat racecourse near
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
yaw (sailing) to deviate temporarily from a course
yearling (horse racing) a racehorse that is officially
one year old, as calculated from January 1 in its
year of foaling
yell ( general ) a rhythmic cheer or chant, often containing
nonsense words or syllables, used to encourage
sports teams, as in college football
yellow (snooker) the yellow ball, worth two points
yellow card (association football ) a card shown to
a player by the referee as an official warning after
an infringement; (rugby league, rugby union) a
card shown to a player by the referee following
an infringement and sending him to the sin
bin
yellow flag (auto racing) a flag waved to show that
there is danger ahead and that there must be no
overtaking
yellow jersey (cycling) (1) the jersey worn by the
leader in the general classification at the end of
particular day in the Tour de France [French
maillot jaune, “yellow jersey”]; (2) a similar jersey
in the Tour of Britain
yellow spot (snooker) the spot on the billiard table
where the yellow is positioned, in the right corner
of the D (viewed from the balk end)
yielding (horse racing) a category of going
yipper ( golf ) a golfer suffering from the yips
yips ( golf ) nervous twitching caused by tension
before playing a putt [a word coined by Scottish
professional Tommy Armour in the
1920s]
Yngling (sailing) a class of keelboat sailed by a crew
of three [Norwegian yngling, “youngster”]
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo) a hold from the side in
which a combatant pins his opponent’s shoulders
and hips to the ground [Japanese yoko,
“side,” “across,” shiho (from shi, “four,” and ho,
“direction”), and katame, “to lock”]
yokozuna (sumo) a grand champion, as the highest
rank of wrestler [Japanese yoko, “across,” and
tsuna, “rope,” from the garland originally presented
to a champion]
Yonkers Futurity (horse racing) an annual harness
race for three-year-old trotters, first held in 1958
at Yonkers, New York
york (cricket) to dismiss a batsman by bowling a
yorker
York (archery) a round of 72 arrows for men at
100yds (91m), 48 at 80yds (73m), and 24 at
60yds (55m); (horse racing) a flat racecourse at
York, North Yorkshire, England
yorker (cricket) a delivery of the ball that pitches
on the popping crease and passes under the bat
of the batsman [said to have been introduced
by Yorkshire players]
Yoyos (association football ) nickname for the Scottish
club Stirling Albion [from the team’s alternating
promotions and relegations, sending
them up and down like a yoyo]
yuko (judo) a score of five points, awarded for a
throw or hold not worthy of a waza-ari [Japanese]
yump (auto racing) in rally driving, to leave the
ground when going over a ridge or crest [Norwegian
jump, “jump”]
Yurchenko ( g ymnastics) a routine in the vault
consisting of a round-off onto the springboard,
then a flic-flac onto the vault, then a dismount
by way of a backflip [first performed in com-
175 XI • Yurchenko
petion in 1982 by the Soviet gymnast Natalya
Yurchenko (1965–)]
[Dutch jacht, formerly jagt, from jagen, “to
chase”]
yacht club (sailing) a club for yacht owners or participants
in yacht races
yacht race (sailing) a race among yachts
yacht racing (sailing) the competitive racing of
yachts
yachting (sport) a former alternate term for sailing,
officially dropped for competitions in 2000
yachtsman (sailing) a person who owns or sails a
yacht
yachtswoman (sailing) a woman who sails in a
yacht
yahoo (cricket) an exuberant (but not always successful)
attempt to hit the ball hard
yakker (baseball ) colloquial term for a curveball
Yankee (horse racing) a multiple bet on four horses
in four races, consisting of six doubles. four trebles,
and an accumulator
Yankee Stadium (baseball ) the home ground of
the New York Yankees team in the Bronx, New
York City
Yankees (baseball ) short name of the New York
Yankees team
yard (horse racing) the stables, grounds, and facilities
owned by a trainer; (sailing) a long beam on
a mast for spreading sails
yard-on (bowls) a heavy shot to break up or disturb
the head
yardage (American football, golf) a distance measured
in yards
Yarmouth (horse racing) a flat racecourse near
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
yaw (sailing) to deviate temporarily from a course
yearling (horse racing) a racehorse that is officially
one year old, as calculated from January 1 in its
year of foaling
yell ( general ) a rhythmic cheer or chant, often containing
nonsense words or syllables, used to encourage
sports teams, as in college football
yellow (snooker) the yellow ball, worth two points
yellow card (association football ) a card shown to
a player by the referee as an official warning after
an infringement; (rugby league, rugby union) a
card shown to a player by the referee following
an infringement and sending him to the sin
bin
yellow flag (auto racing) a flag waved to show that
there is danger ahead and that there must be no
overtaking
yellow jersey (cycling) (1) the jersey worn by the
leader in the general classification at the end of
particular day in the Tour de France [French
maillot jaune, “yellow jersey”]; (2) a similar jersey
in the Tour of Britain
yellow spot (snooker) the spot on the billiard table
where the yellow is positioned, in the right corner
of the D (viewed from the balk end)
yielding (horse racing) a category of going
yipper ( golf ) a golfer suffering from the yips
yips ( golf ) nervous twitching caused by tension
before playing a putt [a word coined by Scottish
professional Tommy Armour in the
1920s]
Yngling (sailing) a class of keelboat sailed by a crew
of three [Norwegian yngling, “youngster”]
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo) a hold from the side in
which a combatant pins his opponent’s shoulders
and hips to the ground [Japanese yoko,
“side,” “across,” shiho (from shi, “four,” and ho,
“direction”), and katame, “to lock”]
yokozuna (sumo) a grand champion, as the highest
rank of wrestler [Japanese yoko, “across,” and
tsuna, “rope,” from the garland originally presented
to a champion]
Yonkers Futurity (horse racing) an annual harness
race for three-year-old trotters, first held in 1958
at Yonkers, New York
york (cricket) to dismiss a batsman by bowling a
yorker
York (archery) a round of 72 arrows for men at
100yds (91m), 48 at 80yds (73m), and 24 at
60yds (55m); (horse racing) a flat racecourse at
York, North Yorkshire, England
yorker (cricket) a delivery of the ball that pitches
on the popping crease and passes under the bat
of the batsman [said to have been introduced
by Yorkshire players]
Yoyos (association football ) nickname for the Scottish
club Stirling Albion [from the team’s alternating
promotions and relegations, sending
them up and down like a yoyo]
yuko (judo) a score of five points, awarded for a
throw or hold not worthy of a waza-ari [Japanese]
yump (auto racing) in rally driving, to leave the
ground when going over a ridge or crest [Norwegian
jump, “jump”]
Yurchenko ( g ymnastics) a routine in the vault
consisting of a round-off onto the springboard,
then a flic-flac onto the vault, then a dismount
by way of a backflip [first performed in com-
175 XI • Yurchenko
petion in 1982 by the Soviet gymnast Natalya
Yurchenko (1965–)]
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