forkytail

English

Etymology

forky + tail

Noun

forkytail (plural forkytails)

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

References
  • Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →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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