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1.
penned
adj.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Equipped with feathers, feathered;
penned ord
, a pen; (b)
hawk.
tendre penned
, having only new, young feathers and not ready to be taken from the mews to be trained;
hard penned
, having mature…
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2.
reclaimen
v.
29 quotations in 3 senses
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Hawk.
(a) To call back (a hawk); also in sayings; (b) to make (a hawk) tame;
ppl.
reclaimed
, tame, trained.
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