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falconry
[ fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn- ]
/ ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən- /
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noun
the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
the art of training hawks to hunt.
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Words nearby falconry
falconer, falconet, falcon-gentle, falconiform, falconine, falconry, falcula, falcular, falda, falderal, Faldo
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British Dictionary definitions 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
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