| 单词 | falcon heroner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfalcon heroner A falcon trained for heron-hawking. Also more fully falcon heroner. Cf. heron-hawking n. at heron n. Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > trained to fly at heron gyrfalconc1330 heronera1413 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iv. l. 413 Ech for his vertu holden is for dere, Boþe heroner and faukon for ryuere. c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 1120 Ne gentil hawtein faucoun heroner. a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. Prol. 46 Wele him [sc. the knight] semys the falcone heroner [(ed. Small) heroneyr]. 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 28 The Facon Gentle..is a very good Hearoner. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 39 But this ‘heroner’, is an especiall hawke..of moore accompte then other hawkes are, because the flighte of the Herone ys moore daungerous then of other fowles. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Faulcon haironnier, a herner, a faulcon made onely to the heron. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 411 If they kill the Hern flying both together, then must you reward them together while the Quarry is hot... This is the only way to make them both bold and perfect Herners. 1897 D. H. Madden Diary W. Silence xii. 202 She was a thoroughly trained and made heroner, and was never flown at any less noble quarry. < as lemmas |
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