forkytail
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
forkytail (plural forkytails)
- (Geordie) An earwig (Dermaptera spp.).
Related terms edit
References edit
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4