YAW (2)

Yaw, v. i. & t. [[Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the neck back.]] (Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; — said of a ship. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. Lowell.