witwal Meaning, Definition & Usage

Wit"wal`, Wit"wall` noun (Also<

• Witwal
• Witwall

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Etymology

Akin to G. wittewal, wiedewall, MHG. witewal, D. wiedewaal, wielewaal, OD. weduwael, and perhaps the same word as OE. wodewale. Cf. Wood, n., Wittol.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) (a) The golden oriole. (b) The greater spotted woodpecker. Prov. Eng.