2. The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
falconry — 1570s, from Fr. fauconnerie, from faucon (see FALCON (Cf. falcon)) … Etymology dictionary
falconry — ► NOUN ▪ the keeping and training of falcons or other birds of prey; the sport of hunting with such birds … English terms dictionary
falconry — [fôl′kənrē] n. [OFr fauconnerie] 1. the art of training falcons to hunt game 2. the sport of hunting with falcons … English World dictionary
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
falconry — noun The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks. ...looking up, I observed a very slight and graceful hawk, like a night hawk, alternately soaring like a ripple and tumbling a rod or two over and over,… … Wiktionary
Falconry — Like other forms of hunting, falconry was the sport of kings and one requiring great skill. It was a particular favourite of Henry II. There were many kinds of hunting birds: gerfalcons (Falco rusticolus) came from Norway, Iceland and Greenland;… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
falconry — [[t]fɔ͟ːlkənri, fæ̱lk [/t]] N UNCOUNT Falconry is the skill of training falcons to hunt, and the sport of using them to hunt … English dictionary
falconry — noun Date: 1575 1. the art of training hawks to hunt in cooperation with a person 2. the sport of hunting with hawks … New Collegiate Dictionary
FALCONRY — the art and practice of employing trained hawks in the pursuit and capture on the wing of other birds, a sport largely indulged in by the upper classes in early times in Europe … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
