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SELLS |
Hawks |
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BUZZARDS |
Large hawks |
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PEDDLES |
Hawks (goods) |
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KITES |
Large hawks |
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OSPREYS |
Large hawks |
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TERCELS |
Male hawks |
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STONECRAY |
A distemper in hawks. |
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POTTER |
One who hawks crockery or earthenware. |
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BACKWORM |
A disease of hawks. See Filanders. |
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CADGER |
One who carries hawks on a cadge. |
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CRABBING |
The fighting of hawks with each other. |
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FLAG |
A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks. |
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COSTER |
One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc. |
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CADGE |
A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. |
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MEUTE |
A cage for hawks; a mew. See 4th Mew, 1. |
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FROUNCE |
An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers
about the hawk's bill. |
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RIVER |
To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river
fowl. |
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IGNOBLE |
Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as
the goshawk. |
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FALCONRY |
The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons
or hawks. |
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QUARRY |
The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game;
especially, the game hunted with hawks. |
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CAST |
A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from
the hand. |
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MANTLE |
To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; --
said of hawks. Also used figuratively. |
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LURE |
A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited
with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. |
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DIURNAL |
Active by day; -- applied especially to the eagles and
hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects. |
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FALCONER |
A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or
game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks. |