obs. imp. of Give. [ AS. geaf, imp. of giefan to give. See Give ] Gave. See Give. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Yaffle, and cf. Nightingale. ] (Zool.) The yaffle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Probably imitative of its call or cry. ] (Zool.) The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis syn. Genius viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also