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Yamuna

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A sacred river of the Hindus, supposed by them to have the efficacy of removing sin.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Xuʹry
Y
Y
Yacoub ebn Laïth
Yacu-mama [mother of waters]
Yahoo
Yama
Yamuna
Yankee
Yarmouth Bloater
Yarmouth Capons
Yawn
Yea, Yes
Year
Yellow
Yellow-bellies
Yellow Book of France
Yellow-boy (A)