yaffle

/ (ˈjæfəl) /

noun

another name for green woodpecker

Word Origin for yaffle

C18: imitative of its cry

Words nearby yaffle

yada-yada-yada, yadda yadda yadda, yadkin, yae, yaff, yaffle, yafo, yag, yage, yager, yagi aerial

Example sentences from the Web for yaffle

  • He follows the yaffle, and wherever it pecks the trees he knows that decay has begun within.

    Poachers and Poaching |John Watson