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Definition of Tiercel
1. Noun. Male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon.
Definition of Tiercel
1. n. The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk.
Definition of Tiercel
1. Noun. A male hawk or falcon, used in falconry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tiercel
1. tercel [n -S] - See also: tercel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiercel
Literary usage of Tiercel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An ecclesiastical history of Ireland, from the first introduction of by John Lanigan (1822)
"sons mentioned being in the places spoken of, or ore to be consi- • tiercel as
quotations ... tiercel ..."
2. Natural History in Shakespeare's Time: Being Extracts Illustrative of the by Herbert West Seager (1896)
"Holland's Pliny, bk. xi. ch. xxxiv. [Topsell (sv " Sheep," p. 479) distinguishes
between lice and Ticks of sheep.] tiercel, or Tercel. ..."
3. The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or, The Country Gentleman's Companion, in All ...Sports (1735)
"The go/hawk alfo (but no tiercel^ may be flown to the river, at mallard, duck,
goofe, hern, &c. for which make her to, fift, ..."
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