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hickwall

(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker ().

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker ().

Origin: From ; also highwale (1500s) or highawe (1600s). Rarely attested before the sixteenth century, making the original form difficult to trace. Probably imitative of the bird's cry; compare yaffle (“green woodpecker”). Possibly influenced by witwall, woodwall. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, .

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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker ().

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