He had received some expensive instruction and was on the way toward becoming a skilled hand with the rapier, but the "tobacco yap" had been schooled by one of the first swords of Europe.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
The bones of contention may be pitched far and wide by the chances and changes of exile, but the contending dogs bark and yap in Paris.
"The Last Hope"
Henry Seton Merriman
A broad embroidered bell-pull, twitched, gave rise to one clanging sound within the abode of the Foas, and the clanging sound reacted upon a small dog which yapped loudly and continued to yap until the visitors had entered and the door been closed again.
"The Lion's Share"
E. Arnold Bennett