See Also: yowley(medicine)

makeready (iou) and yowley (medicine)


makeready (iou)



makeready noun. M19.
[from make ready s.v. READY adjective.]
A position of being ready to fire a gun etc. M19.
Printing. The final preparation and adjustment for printing; material used in making ready; a sheet on which overlays are pasted for printing a particular forme of type. L19.

yowley (medicine)


yowley
<zoology> The European yellow-hammer.

Origin: Cf. Yellow.

Source: Websters Dictionary