highhole

[ hahy-hohl ]
/ ˈhaɪˌhoʊl /

noun

flicker2.
Also high·hold·er [hahy-hohl-der] /ˈhaɪˌhoʊl dər/.

Origin of highhole

1785–95; earlier highwale, hewhole, variant of hickwall

Words nearby highhole

highest intercostal vein, highet, highfalutin, highflier, highflying, highhole, highjack, highjacker, highland, highland cattle, highland clearances

Example sentences from the Web for highhole

  • This note of the highhole is irrepressibly exuberant and ringing with energy.

    In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham

  • The highhole is in evidence, and his rattling call is calculated to awake the sleepers in that pasture at least.

    In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham

  • The most common are: flicker, highhole, yellow-hammer, and golden-winged woodpecker.

    Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets |Various