yaffle

/ (ˈjæfəl) /

noun

another name for green woodpecker

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Word Origin for yaffle

C18: imitative of its cry

Words nearby yaffle

yada-yada-yada, yadda yadda yadda, yadkin, yae, yaff, yaffle, yafo, yag, yage, yager, yagi aerial
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Example sentences 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