quarry-hawk
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quarry — {{11}}quarry (n.1) what is hunted, early 14c., quirre entrails of deer placed on the hide and given to dogs of the chase as a reward, from Anglo Fr. quirreie, O.Fr. cuiriee, altered (by influence of O.Fr. cuir skin, from L. corium hide ), from… … Etymology dictionary
Red-tailed Hawk — Taxobox name = Red tailed Hawk status = LC status system=iucn3.1 status ref= cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/49438/all|assessors=BirdLife International|title= Buteo jamaicensis |accessmonthday=20 June|accessyear=2007]… … Wikipedia
Black Hawk State Historic Site — The Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, occupies much of the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of Native Americans of the Sauk nation. It includes the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life.… … Wikipedia
Magothy Quartzite Quarry Archeological Site — U.S. National Register of Historic Places Nearest city: Pasadena, Maryland … Wikipedia
Stone hawk — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make-hawk — noun A trained and seasoned hawk flown with young birds to teach them to take the quarry … Wiktionary
Falconry — For the unblack metal album, see Falconry (album). Flying a Saker Falcon … Wikipedia
falconry — /fawl keuhn ree, fal , faw keuhn /, n. 1. the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking. 2. the art of training hawks to hunt. [1565 75; FALCON + RY, modeled on F fauconnerie] * * * Sport of employing falcons or other hawks in… … Universalium
Medieval hunting — King William I and King Harold II of England, Bayeux Tapestry. Throughout Western Europe in the Middle Ages, men hunted wild animals. While game was at times an important source of food, it was rarely the principal source of nutrition. Hunting… … Wikipedia
Northern Goshawk — Adult Conservation status … Wikipedia
