yaffle
/ (ˈjæfəl) /
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noun
another name for green woodpecker
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Word Origin for yaffle
C18: imitative of its cry
Words nearby yaffle
yadda yadda yadda, Yadkin, Yad Vashem, yae, yaff, yaffle, Yafo, YAG, yage, Yagi aerial, Yagi antenna
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How to use yaffle in a sentence
He follows the yaffle, and wherever it pecks the trees he knows that decay has begun within.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson