Yaws

an infectious, nonvenereal tropical disease, primarily of children, characterized by raspberrylike eruptions of the skin and caused by a spirochete, treponema pertenue, that is closely related to the agent of syphilis.
to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
(of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis.
(of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight att-tude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane.
to cause to yaw.
a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship.
a motion of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
an angle, to the right or left, determined by the direction of motion of an aircraft or sp-cecraft and its vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.

the act of yawing.
the angular displacement of the longitudinal axis due to yawing.

one of the lesions of yaws.
historical examples

the launch boys’ adventures in northern waters edward s. ellis
the two supercargoes w.h.g. kingston
a master of fortune cutcliffe hyne
the cruise of the snark jack london
through the south seas with jack london martin johnson
through the south seas with jack london martin johnson
through the south seas with jack london martin johnson
highlife in new york: a series of letters to mr. zephariah slick, ann s. stephens
the history of virginia, in four parts robert beverley
the crater james fenimore cooper

noun
(usually functioning as sing) an infectious nonvenereal disease of tropical climates with early symptoms resembling syphilis, characterized by red skin eruptions and, later, pain in the joints: it is caused by the spiral bacterium treponema pertenue also called framboesia
verb
(intransitive) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to turn about its vertical axis compare pitch1 (sense 11), roll (sense 14)
(intransitive) (of a ship, etc) to deviate temporarily from a straight course
(transitive) to cause (an aircraft, ship, etc) to yaw
noun
the angular movement of an aircraft, missile, etc, about its vertical axis
the deviation of a vessel from a straight course
n.
v.
yaws
(yôz)
a highly contagious tropical disease that chiefly affects children, caused by the spirochete treponema pertenue and characterized by raspberrylike sores, especially on the hands, feet, and face.