单词 | passage hawk |
释义 | > as lemmaspassage hawk passage hawk n. Falconry a hawk that has been caught for training as an immature adult, esp. on its first autumn migration; also called passager; cf. eyas n., haggard n.2 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > [noun] > family Falconidae > genus Falco (falcon) > caught during migration passage birda1762 passage hawk1828 1828 J. S. Sebright Observ. Hawking (new ed.) 30 The falconers are obliged to keep the passage-hawks somewhat low, from the fear of losing them. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports iv. §3. 223/1 Passage-hawks..are caught on the continent of Europe.., in the autumn, as they pass southwards and to the east. 1901 R. Kipling Kim x. 239 He's no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him. 1991 R. Upton Falconry iii. 93 Passage hawks and haggards which are late caught are..much more experienced in the ways of the wild. < as lemmas |
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