"yockel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yockels [plural]
Etymology: Variant of hickwall, influenced by yaffle. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hickwall}} hickwall, {{m|en|yaffle}} yaffle Head templates: {{en-noun}} yockel (plural yockels)
  1. (rare, UK, dialect) The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis. Tags: UK, dialectal, rare
    Sense id: en-yockel-en-noun-XDkBFCDo Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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