falconry

fal·con·ry

F0020500 (făl′kən-rē, fôl′-, fô′kən-)n.1. Hunting of game with falcons.2. The art of training falcons for hunting.

[Alteration of French fauconnerie, from Old French, from faucon, falcon; see falcon.]

falconry

(ˈfɔːlkənrɪ; ˈfɔːkən-) n1. (Falconry) the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry2. (Falconry) the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his or her direction

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(ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən-)

n. 1. hawking. 2. the art of training hawks to hunt. [1565–75]

falconry

1. the sport of hunting with falcons or other trained birds of prey.
2. the training of birds of prey.See also: Hunting

the practice of training and hunting with falcons or hawks.See also: Birds

Thesaurus

Noun

falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and returnhood - (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's headartistry, prowess, art - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior preyseel - sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons

Translations

соколиная охота

falconry

(fôl`kənrē, fô`–, făl`–), sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of hawks; eagles are used in some parts of the world. It was known to the ancient Chinese, Persians, and Egyptians. Falconry probably spread from Asia to Eastern Europe and then to Western Europe. It became one of the chief sports of royalty and the nobility and attained its greatest popularity in late medieval and early modern Europe. After the 17th cent., falconry declined, and subsequent revivals never brought it into the favor it once enjoyed. It has limited popularity in W Europe, S Asia, and Japan. Falconry has never been very popular in the United States, largely because the laws of many states prohibit the employment of hawks to kill game. The birds, usually peregrine falcons, employed by falconers are taken when young from their nests. They are subjected to a rigorous course of training, in which they learn to fly, when released, at the quarry; to leave the prey untouched after killing it; and to sit quietly, when hooded, on the falconer's wrist.

Bibliography

See F. Illingworth, Falcons and Falconry (2d ed. 1964); F. Beebe, A Falconry Manual (1984); P. Glasier, Falconry and Hawking (3d ed. 1998).

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1. the art of keeping falcons and training them to return from flight to a lure or to hunt quarry 2. the sport of causing falcons to return from flight to their trainer and to hunt quarry under his direction
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