Also yao(o)rt, you(a)rt. [Turkish yōghurt YOGURT.] A fermented liquor made by the Turks from milk.
1819. T. Hope, Anastasius (1820), I. vii. 137. Once on a fast-day eating some nice Yaoort.
1844. Kinglake, Eöthen, xvii. 250. The ‘youart’; or curds and whey, which is the principal delicacy to be found amongst the wandering tribes.
1858. Simmonds, Dict. Trade, Yaourt, a fermented liquor or milk-beer, similar to koumis.
1887. T. Stevens, Around World on Bicycle, xviii. 427. The yaort bowl contains one solitary wooden spoon.
