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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

YELPER

YELPER Yelp "er, n.

 

Defn: An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically: (Zoöl.) (a ) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry. [Prov. Eng. ] (b ) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]