woodwall

English

Alternative forms

  • woodwale, woodwele

Etymology

From Middle English wodewale, of uncertain origin, probably from Old English, but perhaps from Middle Dutch wedewale with 1st element reanalyzed as from Middle English wode (“wood”).

Noun

woodwall (plural woodwalls)

  1. The yaffle bird; the European green woodpecker.
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