yockel means the yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- The yaffle or green woodpecker, Picus viridis.“Mr. F.C. Birkbeck Terry quoting from the Rev. C. Swainson's “Folklore of British Birds” gives yockel as the local Salopian name for the green woodpecker. ¶ Can any readers of Salopian Shreds and Patches give instances of localities for these names?”