A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving, by a gold coin weighing 1.666 grams, .900 fine, and thus practically equal in value to the United States gold dollar; and, by a silver coin weighing 26.956 grams (416 grains), .900 fine, and thus about equal to the silver dollar of the United States, verb_ To have a strong desire for, have a desire for something or someone who is not present, intransitive verb_ To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn