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falconry

 [fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn-]   Origin

fal·con·ry

   [fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn-]
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 French fauconnerie
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falconry (ˈfɔːlkənrɪ, ˈfɔːkən-)
 
—n
1.  the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry
2.  the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his or her direction

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falconry
1570s, from Fr. fauconnerie, from faucon (see falcon).
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