eyas
[ ahy-uhs ]
/ ˈaɪ əs /
noun
a nestling, usually a hawk.
Falconry. a young falcon or hawk taken from the nest for training.
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Also especially British, ey·ass .
Origin of eyas
First recorded in 1480–90; variant of nyas, nias (a nyas taken as an eyas ), from Middle French niais “nestling,” derivative of Latin nīdus “nest;” see origin at nest
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Example sentences from the Web for eyas
The old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. RameurAre we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas KeightleyFor my part, I will say freely, that I was wrong from beginning to end, except about the washing of the eyas's meat.
The Abbot|Sir Walter ScottSuch is a sketch of the training in modern times of the eyas or young bird.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
British Dictionary definitions for eyas
eyas
/ (ˈaɪəs) /
noun
a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry
Word Origin for eyas
C15: mistaken division of earlier a nyas, from Old French niais nestling, from Latin nīdus nest
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