- yaffingale
- \\ˈyafə̇nˌgāl sometimes -fiŋˌg- or -fēŋˌg-\ noun
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Etymology: yaffle (I) + -ingale (as in nightingale)dialect England : green woodpecker
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Yaffingale — Yaf fin*gale, n. [See {Yaffle}, and cf. {Nightingale}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yaffingale — Yaffle Yaf fle, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis} syn. {Genius viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yaffingale — noun the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis Syn: yaffle … Wiktionary
yaffingale — green woodpecker Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
yaffingale — yaf·fin·gale … English syllables
eccle — Yaffle Yaf fle, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis} syn. {Genius viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Genius viridis — Yaffle Yaf fle, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis} syn. {Genius viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hewhole — Yaffle Yaf fle, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis} syn. {Genius viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
highhoe — Yaffle Yaf fle, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis} syn. {Genius viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laughing bird — Yaffle Yaf fle, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis} syn. {Genius viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
