yaffle
/ˈjafl̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I remember the cry of the wood-peckers, or yaffils, as we call them in that country, going to roost in a pale autumnal evening […]."
- "“‘Punched that rotton strap,’ he goes on saying, ‘like a gret ol' yaffle punchin' a 'ollow log!’”"
- "Green woodpecker is not without options. Each year the builder comes to fix the house of the wooden roof. Green woodpecker watches then flies away, yaffling."
- "At the mention of yaffling—the cant for eating—Ewan felt a pang of hunger in his belly."
- "You're growing squab yaffling our food and then lazing in the hallway."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈjafl̩/
Usage
- British usage
- Intransitive verb
- Obsolete
- Slang