Yaffler vs Yaffle - What's the difference?
yaffler | yaffle | Synonyms |
(UK, dialectal) The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis .
*1924 , (Ford Madox Ford), Some Do Not…'', Penguin 2012 (''Parade's End ), p. 119:
*:“‘Punched that rotton strap,’ he goes on saying, ‘like a gret ol' yaffle punchin' a 'ollow log!’”