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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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