highhole

[ hahy-hohl ]
/ ˈhaɪˌhoʊl /

noun

flicker2.

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Also high·hold·er [hahy-hohl-der] /ˈhaɪˌhoʊl dər/.

Origin of highhole

1785–95; earlier highwale, hewhole, variant of hickwall

Words nearby highhole

highest intercostal vein, highet, highfalutin, highflier, highflying, highhole, highjack, highjacker, highland, highland cattle, highland clearances
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Example sentences from the Web for highhole

  • This note of the highhole is irrepressibly exuberant and ringing with energy.

    In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

  • The highhole is in evidence, and his rattling call is calculated to awake the sleepers in that pasture at least.

    In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

  • The most common are: flicker, highhole, yellow-hammer, and golden-winged woodpecker.

    Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various