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eyasses

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ey⋅as

[ahy-uhs]
–noun
1. a nestling.
2. Falconry. a young falcon taken from the nest for training.
Also, especially British, eyass.


Origin:
1480–90; var. of nyas, nias (a nyas taken as an eyas) < MF niais nestling, deriv. of L nīdus nest
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