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 eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack. [ 1913 Webster ]