"Yew" is a word in ENGLISH
An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the
pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It
frequently grows in British churchyards.
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact,
fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of
wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from
Spain.
See Yaw.
A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree;
as, a yew whipstock.
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