tiercel

[ teer-suhl ]

/ ˈtɪər səl /

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noun Falconry.

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Words nearby tiercel

Tiepolo, tier, tierce, tierced, tierce de Picardie, tiercel, tierceron, tiered, tie rod, Tierra del Fuego, tiers état

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How to use tiercel in a sentence

It is a good thing to a man that hath a noble goshawk or a tiercel or a sparrow hawk for partridge, to have such hounds.
The Master of Game|Second Duke of York, Edward
The price for a falcon is four to five pounds, and of a tiercel from three to four.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
It is only rather exceptionally that a tiercel can be got to fly them.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
"Let us give them a bishop, then," says the bearer of the tiercel, which is called by that name.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur

It must not be considered that this tiercel did not dash at once into the whole flock because he was afraid to do so.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for tiercel

tiercel

/ (ˈtɪəsəl) /

noun

a variant of tercel

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