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spec. A nostril of a hawk. Usually in plural.
Falconry. The lower mandible of a hawk.
Falconry. A leg of a bird of prey. Obsolete. rare.
The shank, n. of a hawk. Obsolete.
Ornithology. A curved projection on the cutting edge of the upper mandible of a bird, esp. a hawk or other bird of prey.