name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   European green woodpecker (Picus viridis).
2. 2
   Misspelling of nickel. alt-of, misspelling

   "On top of the card place a dime or nickle; this should be exactly over the tip of the finger and in the middle of the card."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as a patronymic.

Example

More examples

"That's not even worth a wooden nickle."

Etymology

One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.

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