Yockel

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis. UK, dialectal, rare

    "Mr. F.C. Birkbeck Terry quoting from the Rev. C. Swainson's “Folklore of British Birds” gives yockel as the local Salopian name for the green woodpecker. ¶ Can any readers of Salopian Shreds and Patches give instances of localities for these names?"

Synonyms

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yarrow

Example

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"Mr. F.C. Birkbeck Terry quoting from the Rev. C. Swainson's “Folklore of British Birds” gives yockel as the local Salopian name for the green woodpecker. ¶ Can any readers of Salopian Shreds and Patches give instances of localities for these names?"

Etymology

Variant of hickwall, influenced by yaffle.

Related phrases

green woodpeckerpicus viridis

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