falconry
Americannoun
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the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
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the art of training hawks to hunt.
noun
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the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry
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the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his or her direction
Etymology
Origin of falconry
Example Sentences
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The talismanic vocabulary of falconry is threaded through this raw-nerved memoir by an experienced British falconer who dealt with the pain of losing a father by training a young goshawk called Mabel.
Jess, on loan from a friend in Scotland with a falconry center, was accustomed to people, so she was featured in Mabel’s calmest moments.
From Los Angeles Times
A falconry centre in mid Wales is hoping to breed life-saving rare African hooded vultures to help save them from extinction.
From BBC
The council has also suggested hiring a falconry expert who may be able to deter the raptor.
From BBC
“His entire life, and I kid you not, is falconry,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
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