yan-a-dick

numeral

eleven in Cumbrian sheep counting

Meanings

numeral
  1. Cumbriaeleven in Cumbrian sheep counting

Origin

  1. Cumbric*ün gwar ðeg
  2. Englishyan-a-dick

From Cumbric *ün gwar ðeg (literally “one over ten”). Compare Welsh un ar ddeg.

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yan-a-dick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yan-a-dick

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Chicago

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