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falconet

American

[fawl-kuh-net, fal-, faw-kuh-] / ˈfɔl kəˌnɛt, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kə- /

noun

any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.

falconet British

/ ˈfɔːkə-, ˈfɔːlkəˌnɛt /

noun

any of various small falcons, esp any of the Asiatic genus Microhierax
a small light cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries

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Etymology

Origin of falconet

First recorded in 1850–55; falcon + -et

Example Sentences

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A little falconet was also placed in the upper chamber.

From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery

The galley came straight for them as if seeking speech, however, and when a falconet was fired from the carack without charge, she lowered her sail and put out her sweeps, coming straight for them.

From Nuala O'Malley by Bedford-Jones, H.

For its later application to a firearm cf. falconet.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

A plague on falcon and falconet, on cannon and demicannon, and all the barking bull-dogs whom they halloo against stone and lime in these our days!

From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir

Apparently they were watching the departing pinnace with so much interest that they had not observed the muzzle of the falconet projecting from the wall.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert

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