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forkytail

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English

Etymology

forky + tail

Noun

forkytail (plural forkytails)

  1. (Geordie) An earwig (Dermaptera spp.).

References

  • Frank Graham, editor (1987), “FORKYTAIL”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

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