tiercel
Americannoun
noun
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He flew off to do as the peregrine tiercel must do—hunt for his mate and young, until the chicks were well feathered and could keep themselves warm without being brooded.
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The tiercel, or male peregrine, is excellent for partridges and pigeons; but the female bird only can have a chance with herons, and is to be preferred also for grouse and rooks.
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Perhaps falcons are best for grouse and tiercels for partridges.
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The term falcon is by sportsmen restricted to the female, the male, which is smaller and less courageous, being called tiercel, tersel, tercelet, or falconet.
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The male peregrine, known to hawkers as the tiercel, is greatly inferior in size to his mate.
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