falconry
[ fawl-kuh n-ree, fal-, faw-kuh n- ]
/ ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən- /
noun
the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
the art of training hawks to hunt.
RELATED CONTENT
Lexical Investigations: NobleWhen it comes to the word noble, the senses “royal” and “distinguished” are probably quite familiar, but there are many other uses of this word that might surprise you. Just as a noble person of virtue can resist manipulation, since the 14th century, stones and metals that resist corrosion are also said to be noble. Noble in this sense came to be synonymous with nonreactive. …
RELATED WORDS
shooting, fishery, angling, fishing, sporting, trapping, stalking, coursing, hawking, fowling, venery
Nearby words
- falcon-gentle,
- falconer,
- falconet,
- falconiform,
- falconine,
- falcula,
- falcular,
- falda,
- falderal,
- falderol
Origin of falconry
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for falconry
falconry
/ (ˈfɔːlkənrɪ, ˈfɔːkən-) /
noun
the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry
the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his or her direction
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
falconry
1570s, from French fauconnerie, from faucon (see falcon).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper