YAFFINGALE

Etymology

Noun

yaffingale (plural yaffingales)

(archaic) the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis

Synonyms

• yaffle

Source: Wiktionary


Yaf"fin*gale, n. Etym: [See Yaffle, and cf. Nightingale.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PUNGENCY

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