fal·con·ry

fal·con·ry
/ˈfæːlkənri, ˈfɑːlkənri/ noun [noncount]
: the sport of hunting with hawks

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  • fal|con — «FL kuhn, FAL , F », noun. 1. any one of various hawks, especially the female, trained to hunt and kill birds and small game. In the Middle Ages, hunting with falcons was a popular sport. 2. the female peregrine. 3. any one of a family of birds… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal|con|er — «FL kuh nuhr, FAL , F », noun. 1. a person who hunts with falcons; hawker. 2. a person who breeds and trains falcons for hunting …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal|con|ry — «FL kuhn ree, FAL , F », noun. 1. the sport of hunting with falcons or hawks; hawking. 2. the training of falcons or hawks for hunting …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal´con|like´ — fal|con «FL kuhn, FAL , F », noun. 1. any one of various hawks, especially the female, trained to hunt and kill birds and small game. In the Middle Ages, hunting with falcons was a popular sport. 2. the female peregrine. 3. any one of a family of …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal|con-gen|tle — «FL kuhn JEHN tuhl, FAL , F », noun. 1. the female of the peregrine falcon. 2. the female of any falcon. ╂[< Middle French faucon gentil] …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal|con|i|form — «FAL kuh nuh frm», adjective. of or having to do with the order that comprises all birds of prey except the owls …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal·con — /ˈfælkən, ˈfɑːlkən/ noun, pl cons [count] : a type of hawk that can fly very fast and is sometimes trained to hunt …   Useful english dictionary

  • fal·con·er — /ˈfælkənɚ, ˈfɑːlkənɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a person who hunts with hawks or trains hawks for hunting …   Useful english dictionary

  • ger|fal|con — «JUR FL kuhn, FAL , F », noun. = gyrfalcon. (Cf. ↑gyrfalcon) …   Useful english dictionary

  • gyr|fal|con — «JUR FL kuhn, FAL , F », noun. any one of various large falcons of the Arctic. Gyrfalcons appear in any one of several color phases. Also, gerfalcon. ╂[< Old French gerfaucon < Germanic] …   Useful english dictionary

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