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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)

  1. (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!’”

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