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Falconry   /fˈælkənri/   Listen
Falconry

noun
1.
The art of training falcons to hunt and return.





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"Falconry" Quotes from Famous Books



... is of relatively recent creation, and is due to the falconers. In our western countries, falconry dates from the fourth and fifth centuries, as is proved by the capitularies of Dagobert. This art, therefore, was not brought to us from the East by the crusaders in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, as stated by Le Maout in his Natural ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 • Various
... question resolved by the discontent of such humble interest. He for a moment ran over in his mind the glorious existence of the surintendant, the crumbling of his fortunes, and the melancholy death that awaited him; and to conclude, "Did M. Fouquet love falconry?" said he. ...
— The Man in the Iron Mask • Alexandre Dumas, Pere
... hunted with falcons on the plain of Rambouillet, in order to make a trial of the falconry that the King of Holland (Louis) had sent as a present to his Majesty. The household made a fete of seeing this hunt, of which we had been hearing so much; but the Emperor appeared to take less pleasure ...
— The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete • Constant


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