Main Entry: yel·low·ham·mer

Pronunciation: \ˈye-lō-ˌha-mər, ˈye-lə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier yelambre, from Middle English *yelwambre, from yelwe yellow + *ambre yellowhammer, from Old English amore; akin to Old High German amaro yellowhammer, amari emmer

Date: 1587

1 : a common Palearctic finch (Emberiza citrinella of the family Emberizidae) having the male largely yellow and chestnut —called also yellow bunting
2 : yellow-shafted flicker