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Definitions for falconry
ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən-fal·con·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. falconrynoun

    the art of training falcons to hunt and return

Wiktionary

  1. falconrynoun

    The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.

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  1. falconry

    Falconry is the ancient art or sport of training and using birds of prey, typically falcons, hawks, or eagles, to hunt wild animals in their natural state or habitat. The practice requires a deep understanding and commitment to the care, training, and hunting of these birds.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Falconrynoun

    the art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game

  2. Falconrynoun

    the sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. fauconnerie. See Falcon.]

Wikidata

  1. Falconry

    Falconry is the hunting of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. There are two traditional terms used to describe a person involved in falconry: a falconer flies a falcon; an austringer flies a hawk or an eagle. In modern falconry the Red-tailed Hawk and the Harris hawk are often used. The words "hawking" and "hawker" have become used so much to mean petty traveling traders, that the terms "falconer" and "falconry" now apply to all use of trained birds of prey to catch game. In early English falconry literature, the word "falcon" referred to a female falcon only, while the word "hawk" or "hawke" referred to a female hawk. A male hawk or falcon was referred to as a "tiercel" as it was roughly one third less than the female in size. Many contemporary practitioners still use these words in their original meaning. The practice of hunting with a conditioned falconry bird is also called "hawking" or "gamehawking".

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Falconry

    the art and practice of employing trained hawks in the pursuit and capture on the wing of other birds, a sport largely indulged in by the upper classes in early times in Europe.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of falconry in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of falconry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of falconry in a Sentence

  1. Margit Muller:

    Nowadays falconry is one of the very few opportunities for the former Bedouin to reconnect to their past.

  2. Margrit Gabriele Müller:

    In Europe and America, falconry is a sport. But here in the Emirates, falconry was traditionally a means to hunt meat, life was very difficult in the desert and falcons were essential to the survival of Bedouin families.

  3. Ocean City:

    When East Coast Falcons professionals fly the raptors overhead, gulls know instinctively to leave an unsafe place, professional falconry-based bird abatement is a humane, effective solution for removing nuisance birds.

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  • James Raubenheimer
    James Raubenheimer
    From where does the word "austringetr" originate?  It is the noun given to one who hunts using hawks or eagles instead of falcons.  Not in the dictionary.
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