yess n also iss English Dialect Dictionary easse : yes(se) ‘large earthworm’ …
Webster’s Third New Internationl Dictionary eaceworm. Earthworm.
1895 Journal of American Folklore viii, 34 Earthworms are termed yesses.
- Dictionary of Newfoundland English edited by G. M. Story, W. J. Kirwin, and J. D. A. Widdowson.
