eyas
a nestling, usually a hawk.
Falconry. a young falcon or hawk taken from the nest for training.
Origin of eyas
1- Also especially British, ey·ass .
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How to use eyas in a sentence
Too late, my royal eyas?You shall strike this deer yourself at gaze ere long—She has no mind to slip to cover.
The Saint's Tragedy | Charles KingsleyFor my part, I will say freely, that I was wrong from beginning to end, except about the washing of the eyas's meat.
The Abbot | Sir Walter ScottAre we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"
The Fairy Mythology | Thomas KeightleyThe old pointer is summoned; "The Princess," an eyas falcon in the second plumage, is hooded; and the walk is commenced.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 | E. RameurSuch is a sketch of the training in modern times of the eyas or young bird.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 | E. Rameur
British Dictionary definitions for eyas
/ (ˈaɪəs) /
a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry
Origin of eyas
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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