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fal⋅con⋅ry

  [fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn-]
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–noun
1. the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
2. the art of training hawks to hunt.
Origin:
1565–75; falcon + -ry, modeled on F fauconnerie
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fal·con·ry   (fāl'kən-rē, fôl'-, fô'kən-)   
n.  

  1. Hunting of game with falcons.

  2. The art of training falcons for hunting.


[Alteration of French fauconnerie, from Old French, from faucon, falcon; see falcon.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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