intransitive. Falconry. To fly along after a quarry. to rake out (also away, off): to drift away from the falconer; to fly wide of or away from a…
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释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [verb (intransitive)] > fly away from quarry (5) to rake out (also away, off)1575 intransitive. Falconry. To fly along after a quarry. to rake out (also away, off): to drift away from the falconer; to fly wide of or away from a… to turn tail1575 Originally Falconry. To turn and flee; to run away, retreat. Formerly also: †to turn one's back (obsolete). to turn taila1586 Phrases. to turn tail (originally a term of falconry), to turn the back; hence, to run away, take to flight. check1615 Hawking. See quot. 1615 1852; and cf. check, n.1 6a. to fly at check1667 Hawking. to fly at check: to pursue such game. Also transf. to run at check: said of dogs. |
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