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falconry

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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 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.]
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