单词 | hack bell |
释义 | > as lemmashack bell hack bell n. Falconry a bell attached to the leg of a hawk, used to locate the bird or to hinder it from catching prey. ΚΠ 1855 F. H. Salvin & W. Brodrick Falconry in Brit. Isles 134 Hack-bells, large heavy bells put on to young Hawks to prevent them from preying for themselves whilst at liberty. 1904 Country Life Sept. 374/2 She [sc. the eyess] wears jesses at her legs and a big hack-bell on one or both ankles. 2006 H. Macdonald Falcon iii. 86 (caption) This..drawing by Pisanello shows a young falcon wearing a braceless hood and extra-large hack bells. < as lemmas |
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