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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 return
Familiarity information: FALCONRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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"What is learned in youth is carved in stone." (Arabic proverb)
"With your hat in your hand you can travel the entire country." (Dutch proverb)