Yaws Definition & Meaning
yaws
- noun
- an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
"Yaws" in song lyrics
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"Yellow back, yak mouth, young ones yaws"
Blackalicous — Alphabet Aerobics
Words that rhyme with yaws
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- What does yaws mean?
- an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
- What part of speech is yaws?
- Yaws is a noun.