Etymology
Origin of unhood
Example Sentences
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More than one snipe and other bird such as he had come to hawk rose at his feet, but so preoccupied was he that they were out of flight before he could unhood his falcon.
From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Henry Rider Haggard
How these old hawks will fly at each other when we unhood them.”
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
They must not unhood their hawk till he come to our presence.”
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
Off with the young falcons: wait till the first sees him; now unhood the second.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
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