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A "dingy yellow" dog comes to the family and Travis reluctantly takes it in; they name him Old Yeller. The name has a double meaning: the fur color yellow pronounced as "yeller", and the fact that its bark sounds more like a human yell.
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yellow, v.¹ Old English–. yellow, v.² 1594–1676. yellow admiral, n. 1757–. Browse more nearby entries. yeller, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
“We called him Old Yeller. The name had a sort of double meaning. One part meant that his short hair was a dingy yellow, a color that we called “yeller” in those days. The other meant that when he opened his head, the sound he let out came closer to being a yell than a bark.”
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Old Yeller, published in 1956, predates the time when mainstream America began reevaluating the roles of minorities and women in society. Gipson does not explicitly...
Mar 13, 2019 · Explore famous quotes from Fred Gipson's 'Old Yeller,' a beloved children's novel about a boy and his heroic dog. Disney adapted the story to film. Skip to content