Last word on nightjar
There was a crossword clue today “dialect word for nightjar”; we couldn’t think of anything at all and looked it up and found several suggestions (none of which fitted) whip-poor-will, whip o’will. nighthawk, puck … and goatsucker…. what? Goatsucker? Really? “Doe niet zo belachelijk!!” Goatsucker Old goatherds swear how all night long they hear The […]
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