† perchantn.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French perchant.

Etymology: < French perchant (1680 in Richelet), use as noun of present participle of percher to perch (see perch v.¹).

Shooting. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A bird tied to a perch, used as a decoy to attract other birds.

ΚΠ

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Perchant, among Fowlers a Decoy-bird, which the Fowler has fasten'd by the Foot, and which flutters about the Place where 'tis tied, to draw other Birds to it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	perchant
释义	† perchantn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French perchant. Etymology: < French perchant (1680 in Richelet), use as noun of present participle of percher to perch (see perch v.¹). Shooting. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A bird tied to a perch, used as a decoy to attract other birds. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Perchant, among Fowlers a Decoy-bird, which the Fowler has fasten'd by the Foot, and which flutters about the Place where 'tis tied, to draw other Birds to it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1728
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