yaffle

noun (1)

yaf·fle | \ ˈyafəl\

variants: or yaffler \ -f(ə)lə(r) \

plural -s

Definition of yaffle

(Entry 1 of 3)

dialectal

: green woodpecker

yaffle

intransitive verb

\ "\

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of yaffle (Entry 2 of 3)

dialectal, England

: yaff

yaffle

noun (2)

\ "\

plural -s

Definition of yaffle (Entry 3 of 3)

dialectal

: armful

History and Etymology for yaffle

Noun (1)

yaffle imitative of the bird's laughing sound; yaffler from yaffle + -er

Intransitive verb

yaff + -le

Noun (2)

origin unknown

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