Associations to the word «Falcon»

Wiktionary

FALCON, noun. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
FALCON, noun. A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
FALCON, noun. A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
FALCON, verb. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.

Dictionary definition

FALCON, noun. Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight.
FALCON, verb. Hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne