Obs. Also 7 -yle. [ad. L. trochilus.] = TROCHILUS1 1.
1604. Drayton, Owle, 411. For the base Trochyle thinketh it no payne, To scowre vile Carion for a savoury gayne.
1638. Sir T. Herbert, Trav. (ed. 2), 323. He [the crocodile] opens his chaps to let the little Trochil pick his teeth, which give it feeding.
