High-holder

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flicker \Flick"er\, n.
     1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden
        and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of
        the dying flame.
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     2. (Zool.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes aurutus});
        -- so called from its spring note. Called also
        {yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and
        {yucca}.
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              The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.
                                                    --Thoureau.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  High-holder \High"-hold`er\, n. (Zool.)
     The flicker; -- called also {high-hole}. [Local, U. S.]
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