transitive. To cleanse (a hawk, later also a horse) of superfluous fat.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [verb (transitive)] > other hawking procedures (16) enseamc1450 transitive. To cleanse (a hawk, later also a horse) of superfluous fat. imp1477 Falconry. To engraft feathers in the wing of a bird, so as to make good losses or deficiencies, and thus… To imp feathers into or in a wing, etc. Obs… rebuke1486 transitive. To check or drive away (an animal, esp. a hawk). Obsolete. feat1508 Falconry. = feak, v.2 (of which it may be a corruption). mewc1515 transitive. Falconry. To confine or fasten (a hawk) in a mew, on a perch, etc., as at moulting time; †to mew at large, †to mew at the stock (or stone)… canvas1559 Hawking. To entangle or catch in a net (see canvas, n. 6); also transferred and figurative. Obsolete. cope1575 transitive. To cut, pare, the beak or talons of a hawk. mail1575 transitive. Falconry. To wrap up (a hawk) in a cloth, etc., to promote tameness or to ensure passivity during an operation. Also with up. Now rare. man1575 transitive. Falconry. To accustom (a hawk, occasionally another bird) to the presence of people; to tame by carrying on the fist. Also (in extended… watchc1575 Falconry. To prevent (a hawk) from sleeping, in order to tame it. to imp the wings of1596 Falconry. To engraft feathers in the wing of a bird, so as to make good losses or deficiencies, and thus… To imp a wing (or bird) with feathers. to i… pepper1618 transitive. To treat with pepper; (spec. in Falconry) to wash (a hawk) with water and pepper to rid it of lice. Obsolete. stone1618 To administer stones to (a falcon) as a purgative. Obsolete. brail1643 To confine (a hawk's wings) with a brail. feak1686 transitive. To wipe (the beak); also, to wipe the beak of. hack1873 transitive. To keep (a hawk) in a state of partial liberty, esp. before training. Cf. hack, n.3 |
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