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1. countreriver(e n.

Additional spellings: countreriver
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Hawk. A beater stationed on the opposite bank of a river or on the far side of a body of water. …

2. toret n.(1)

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(a) Hawk. Each of the two rings by which the leash is attached to the jesses of a hawk, a varvel; ?also, a pair of varvels [quot. a1450]; peire of toretz; (b) a half-ring or eyelet that is fixed to a……

3. vertwel n.

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(a) Hawk. A metal ring on a hawk’s jess, to which the leash is attached; (b) a hinge or part of a hinge. …

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