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Webster 1913 Edition
Yaffle
Yaf′fle
(yăf′f’l)
, Noun.
[Probably imitative of its call or cry.]
(Zool.)
The European green woodpecker (
Picus viridis
syn. Genius viridis
). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle
, hewhole
, highhoe
, laughing bird
, popinjay
, rain bird
, yaffil
, yaffler
, yaffingale
, yappingale
, yackel
, and woodhack
. Definition 2024
yaffle
yaffle
English
Noun
yaffle (plural yaffles)
- (Britain, dialectal) The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 119:
- “‘Punched that rotton strap,’ he goes on saying, ‘like a gret ol' yaffle punchin' a 'ollow log!’”
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 119:
Synonyms
- (Picus viridis): yaffingale, yaffler, woodall
Translations
green woodpecker — see green woodpecker