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hewhole
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hewhole \Hew"hole`\, n. [Cf. Hickwall.] (Zool.) The European green woodpecker. See Yaffle. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Yaffle \Yaf"fle\ (y[a^]f"f'l), n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zool.) The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis syn. {Genius viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack. [1913 Webster]
