See Also: yokel(dictionary)
yokel(dictionary)

tetrastichous (iou) and yokel (iou)


tetrastichous (iou)



tetrastichous adjective. M19.
[from mod. Latin tetrastichus from Greek tetrastikhos (see TETRASTICH) + -OUS.]
Botany. Esp. of a spike of grass: having four vertical rows.

yokel (iou)



yokel noun. derog. E19.
[Origin unkn.]
A (stupid or ignorant) rustic; a country bumpkin.
Thackeray Black legs..inveigle silly yokels with greasy packs of cards in railroad cars.
yokelish adjective characteristic of a yokel L19.