† ˈhecco Obs.
The woodpecker: cf. hickwall.
1604 Drayton Owle 206 The sharp-nebd Hecco stabbing at his braine. 1612 ― Poly-olb. xiii. 215 The laughing Hecco, then the counterfetting Jay. |
† ˈhecco Obs.
The woodpecker: cf. hickwall.
1604 Drayton Owle 206 The sharp-nebd Hecco stabbing at his braine. 1612 ― Poly-olb. xiii. 215 The laughing Hecco, then the counterfetting Jay. |
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