yaffle
/ (ˈjæfəl) /
noun
another name for green woodpecker
Nearby words
- yadda yadda yadda,
- yadda-yadda,
- yadkin,
- yae,
- yaff,
- yafo,
- yag,
- yage,
- yager,
- yagi aerial
Word Origin for yaffle
C18: imitative of its cry
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Examples from the Web for yaffle
He follows the yaffle, and wherever it pecks the trees he knows that decay has begun within.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson