Yaffle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈjafl̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yaffle is a noun meaning (UK, dialectal) The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
Meaning
(UK, dialectal) The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) Of the green woodpecker: to make its distinctive cry.
- (slang, obsolete) To eat.
Example Sentences
You're growing squab yaffling our food and then lazing in the hallway.
At the mention of yaffling—the cant for eating—Ewan felt a pang of hunger in his belly.
“‘Punched that rotton strap,’ he goes on saying, ‘like a gret ol' yaffle punchin' a 'ollow log!’”
I remember the cry of the wood-peckers, or yaffils, as we call them in that country, going to roost in a pale autumnal evening […].
Word Forms
- yaffles
- yaffling
- yaffled
Synonyms for yaffle
Depending on context, synonyms include yaffingale, yaffler.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yaffler, yaffingale, woodwall, snapper, sprite, hickwall.
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