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1. air(e n.

Additional spellings: aire
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Hawk. (a) Nest; (b) of noble aire, of noble breed or strain. …

2. bǒwer n.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Hawk. A young hawk able to leave the nest but not ready to fly. …

3. cast n.

95 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The throwing of a dart, stone, etc.; casting with a sling; throwing or putting the stone as a sport; hurling missiles with a siege engine; (b) the throwing of dice; al is cast on a cast, all is……

4. chē̆k interj. & n.

46 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A call uttered in chess when the opponent's king (or another important figure) is under attack: check!, guard!; (b) fig. halt! …

5. countreriver(e n.

Additional spellings: countreriver
2 quotations in 1 sense
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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. …

6. crēaunce n.

30 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Belief (in sth.), faith, trust; in (with) ful creaunce, fully believing, without reservation; (b) commercial credit; bi (to, under) creaunce, on credit. …

7. eies n.

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Hawk. A short-winged nestling hawk (sometimes taken and brought up by hand); such a hawk during training; eias hauk. …

8. entrē n.

64 quotations in 11 senses
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The act or fact of entering physically; entrance; also fig.; entre and issue, coming and going. …

9. filanders n. plural

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Hawk. A kind of (?threadlike) intestinal worms. …

10. gerlō̆nd n.

64 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A wreath or string of leaves or flowers worn as an ornament; also fig.; (b) a wreath bestowed on a victor; (c) Christ's crown of thorns; (d) a painted or embroidered representation of a garland; a……

11. gorǧe n.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Gullet, esophagus, throat; to the gorge, up to the neck; (b) the front part of the neck, throat [see also coupe gorge]; (c) the crop of a bird; gorge worm a noxious worm that gets into a hawk's……

12. loine n.(2)

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A length of cord, or thong of leather, used as a leash or fetter; (b) hawk. the leash of a hawk; pl.?jesses. …

13. lūre n.(1)

22 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hawk. A bait for recalling hawks, usually a bundle of leather and feathers resembling a bird; also fig.; (b) something that entices, an attraction, enticement; (c) bringen (reclaimen) to lure, to……

14. pēr(e n.(4)

Additional spellings: pere
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Hawk. ?A digestive disease of hawks. …

15. plumāǧe n.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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Plumage, feathers; hawk. feathers given to a hawk as an emetic. …

16. quirrẹ̄ n.(1)

16 quotations in 2 senses
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Hunt. (a) The parts of a deer, usually placed on the animal's hide, which are given to the hounds as a reward for the chase; (b) the ceremony of giving the hounds their reward; (c) the collection of……

17. rẹ̄ n.(3)

5 quotations in 1 sense
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Hawk. A disease of hawks. …

18. reclaim(e n.

Additional spellings: reclaime
15 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Hawk. The act of recalling a hawk; comen to reclaim, of a hawk: to return when called back; (b) a call to someone to come; an enticement; comen a reclaim, to come (to sb.) when summoned; comen to……

19. surrēal n.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hunt. The third tine of a hart's antlers, tray; (b) hawk. pl. the outermost of the three anterior claws of a hawk [cp. sussengeles n.pl.]. …

20. sū̆ssengeles n. plural

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Hawk. The outermost of the three anterior claws of a hawk. …

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