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1.
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…
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2.
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.].
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sū̆srēal
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Hunt.
The third tine of a hart's antlers, tray.
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4.
walron
n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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In comb.:
chace walron
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hunt.
some kind of horn signal sounded during the course of a hunt.
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