yellow-yowley

yellow-yowley
North Country (Newcastle) Words
a Northern name for the yellow bunting or yellow hammer

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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  • yellow-yowley — yellˈow yite, yellow yoldring, yellow yorling or yellow yowˈley same as ↑yellowhammer above. • • • Main Entry: ↑yellow …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yowley — Yow ley, n. [Cf. {Yellow}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The European yellow hammer. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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