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yockel

yockel noun: the yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

Noun

yockel (plural yockels)

  1. (UK, dialectal, rare) The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
    • 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?May 19, 1886, W.B., “Shropshire Birds”, in Salopian Shreds and Patches, page 114

Forms of yockel

pluralyockels

Origin of yockel

Variant of hickwall, influenced by yaffle.

Questions about yockel

What does yockel mean?
Yockel means the yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
What part of speech is yockel?
Yockel is a noun.
What is the plural of yockel?
The plural of yockel is yockels.

Words near yockel in the dictionary

  1. Yochow
  2. Yochum
  3. Yochums
  4. yock
  5. yocked
  6. yockel
  7. yockels
  8. Yockey
  9. Yockeys
  10. yocking
  11. yocks

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