Yockel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yockel is a noun meaning (rare, UK, dialect) The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
Meaning
(rare, UK, dialect) The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
Example Sentences
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?
Word Forms
- yockels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yack, whetile, yock, yapock, yackety-yack, zock.
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