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yellowhammer

yel·low·ham·mer

UK/ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈjɛl.oʊˌhæm.ɚ/ uncommon us

noun

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Origin

An alteration (influenced by hammer) of the earlier yelambre, yelamber, from Middle English *yelwambre, from yelwe (“yellow”) + *ambre (“yellowhammer”), from Old English amore, related to Old High German amaro (“yellowhammer”) (see modern German Ammer).

Phrases

  • a little bit of bread and no cheese

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