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Definitions falconry noun  The sport of hunting by using trained bird of prey, birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks. 1854: Henry David Thoreau, Walden, or Life in the Woods http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=text&offset=619143512&textreg=1&query=+falconry&id=ThoWald :...looking up, I observed a very slight and graceful hawk, like a night-hawk, alternately soaring like a ripple and tumbling a rod or two over and over, showing the underside of its wings, which gleamed like a satin ribbon in the sun, or like the pearly inside of a shell. This sight reminded me of and what nobleness and poetry are associated with that sport. Translations:  Dutch: valkerij Italian: falconeria Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for falconry for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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