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FALCONRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does falconry mean? 

FALCONRY (noun)
  The noun FALCONRY has 1 sense:

1. the art of training falcons to hunt and returnplay

  Familiarity information: FALCONRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FALCONRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The art of training falcons to hunt and return

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("falconry" is a kind of...):

art; artistry; prowess (a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation)

Domain member category:

hood ((falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head)

check (abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey)

seel (sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons)

Derivation:

falcon (hunt with falcons)


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