witwall

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noun

Any oriole, especially the golden oriole.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounwitwall (plural witwalls)

plural witwalls · alternative whitewall · alternative witwal

  1. UKarchaicdialectalAny oriole, especially the golden oriole.
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteThe great spotted woodpecker.

Origin

  1. GermanWittewal
  2. Englishwitwall

Akin to German Wittewal, Wiedewall. Compare wittol.

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APA

witwall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witwall

MLA

“witwall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witwall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “witwall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/witwall.

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