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Yaffle and the mice frightened the pee out of me as a child. When I was a child, that is.
Quote: "...yaffle is, or was, a Kentish dialect term for the Green Woodpecker. "And not only in Kent; Yaffle is what we call him in Sussex.
Yaffler is what Green Woodies are called in most English counties 'yaffle' is what they do....Laurie -
Ah yes - I know this from reading Barbara Willard's wonderful Mantlemass series - historical fiction for children, beautifully written. I think it's first mentioned in 'The Lark and the Laurel'.
Yaffle and the mice frightened the pee out of me as a child. When I was a child, that is.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "...yaffle is, or was, a Kentish dialect term for the Green Woodpecker. "
ReplyDeleteAnd not only in Kent; Yaffle is what we call him in Sussex.
Yaffler is what Green Woodies are called in most English counties 'yaffle' is what they do....
ReplyDeleteLaurie -
Ah yes - I know this from reading Barbara Willard's wonderful Mantlemass series - historical fiction for children, beautifully written. I think it's first mentioned in 'The Lark and the Laurel'.
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