HICKWALL

Etymology

Noun

hickwall (plural hickwalls)

(UK, regional) The lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.

(UK, regional) The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

(UK, regional, archaic) The blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.

Anagrams

• wallhick

Source: Wiktionary


Hick"wall`, Hick"way`, n. Etym: [OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.]

Definition: The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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