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eyas
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ahy
-
uh
s
]
ey·as
/
ˈaɪ
əs
/
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ahy
-
uh
s
]
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noun
1.
a nestling.
2.
Falconry
.
a young falcon taken from the nest for training.
Also,
especially British
,
ey·ass.
Origin:
1480–90;
variant of
nyas, nias
(
a nyas
taken as
an eyas
) <
Middle French
niais
nestling, derivative of
Latin
nīdus
nest
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eyas
(ˈaɪəs)
—
n
a nestling hawk or falcon, esp one reared for training in falconry
[C15: mistaken division of earlier
a nyas,
from Old French
niais
nestling, from Latin
nīdus
nest]
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