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/hik"wawl'/, n. Brit. Dial.any of certain European woodpeckers, esp. the green woodpecker.[1400-50; late ME hygh-whele, orig. imit.]
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Hickwall — Hick wall , Hickway Hick way , n. [OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.] The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hickwall — Tapper Tap per, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}); called also {tapperer}, {tabberer}, {little wood pie}, {barred woodpecker}, {wood tapper}, {hickwall}, and {pump borer}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hickwall — hick·wall … English syllables
hickwall — ˈhiˌkwȯl noun Etymology: Middle English hygh whele, probably of imitative origin dialect England : green woodpecker … Useful english dictionary
Dendrocopus minor — Hickwall Hick wall , Hickway Hick way , n. [OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.] The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hickway — Hickwall Hick wall , Hickway Hick way , n. [OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.] The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barred woodpecker — Tapper Tap per, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}); called also {tapperer}, {tabberer}, {little wood pie}, {barred woodpecker}, {wood tapper}, {hickwall}, and {pump borer}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dendrocopus minor — Tapper Tap per, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}); called also {tapperer}, {tabberer}, {little wood pie}, {barred woodpecker}, {wood tapper}, {hickwall}, and {pump borer}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hewhole — Hew hole , n. [Cf. {Hickwall}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European green woodpecker. See {Yaffle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
little wood pie — Tapper Tap per, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}); called also {tapperer}, {tabberer}, {little wood pie}, {barred woodpecker}, {wood tapper}, {hickwall}, and {pump borer}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English