Imitative of the bird's cry.
yaffle (plural yaffles)
(UK, dialectal) The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
• (Picus viridis): yaffingale, yaffler, woodall
• Laffey
Source: Wiktionary
Yaf"fle, n. Etym: [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European green woodpecker (Picus, or Genius, viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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