falconry

[ fawl-kuh n-ree, fal-, faw-kuh n- ]

/ 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.

Words nearby falconry

falcon-gentle, falconer, falconet, falconiform, falconine, falconry, falcula, falcular, falda, falderal, faldo

Origin of falconry

1565–75; falcon + -ry, modeled on French fauconnerie

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Examples from the Web for falconry

Birds were much in vogue at that time, and he often amused himself with falconry.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
In falconry we call it 'noble' because it rises over the quarry, and wheeling, drops upon it from above.
The King in Yellow|Robert W. Chambers
In none of the sports of the field have the fair sex partaken so much as in falconry.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
As the place was outside the walls, it may be a good hawking ground and not a falconry.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

He was ardently fond of the chase, particularly of the knightly sport of falconry.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop Motley

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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falconry

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for falconry

noun