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1. abate, v.1 View full entry 1575
...trans.Falconry. To cause (a hawk, etc.) to become lean. Also intr.: (of a hawk, etc.) to become lean. Obs....
2. † abate, v.3 View full entry a1475
...intr. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to beat or flap the wings, to flutter. Cf. bate...
3. abature, n. View full entry 1575
...Chiefly in pl. The traces left by a stag in the undergrowth through which it has passed. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
4. † abay, n. View full entry c1330
...The barking or baying of hounds at a hunted animal, esp. when they have driven it into a position from which it is unable to flee further but must turn and face...
5. Aberdeen, n. View full entry 1846
...a type of fishing hook made of thin wire, having a long shank and a short barbed point....
6. Aberdeen, n. View full entry 1845
...= Aberdeen hook3....
7. accipiter, n. View full entry a1398
...Originally (chiefly Falconry): a bird of prey, esp. a hawk. In later use spec. (in Ornithol.): a hawk of the genus Accipiter...
8. accipitrary, n. View full entry 1633
...A person who keeps and trains hawks or falcons; a falconer....
9. accost, v. View full entry 1596
...intr. Of a hawk: to fly close to the ground. Obs.rare....
10. account, v. View full entry 1848
...colloq. (orig. Hunting). To be credited with the death of (esp. one or more of a group); to put to death, kill. Also more generally: to dismiss, demolish; to...
11. Adirondack boat in Adirondack, n. and adj. View full entry 1869
...a lightweight oared boat similar to a canoe, originally used by local guides to transport tourists on hunting and fishing expeditions in the Adirondack region....
12. afforest, v. View full entry c1503
...trans.Eng. Law. To convert (an area of land) into a royal hunting ground; to give (land) the legal status of a forest (forest2). Cf. disafforest1...
13. Agassiz trawl, n. View full entry 1882
...A type of beam trawl consisting of a net attached to a rigid frame with a hoop on either side, used to collect organisms dwelling on the sea floor....
14. aggresteyne, n. View full entry 1486
...A form of pruritis affecting the tails of hawks, giving rise to self-mutilation....
15. ahunt, adj. View full entry 1875
...In predicative use: that is hunting; on the hunt (for something)....
16. † aire, n.1 View full entry c1330
...A breed or strain (of hawk). Cf. eyrie2....
17. † aire, n.1 View full entry a1475
...The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird; = eyrie1a....
18. akalat, n. View full entry 1902
...Any of various African songbirds, including West African babblers now in the genus Illadopsis (family Timaliidae), and robin-like chats now in the genus Sheppardia (family ...
19. alaunt, n. View full entry c1405
...A large fierce dog or mastiff of a breed valued for its use in hunting and fighting....
20. alder, n.1 View full entry 1856
...Chiefly Angling. = alderfly2. Now rare....
