Heroner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heroner is a noun meaning (historical) A hawk used in hunting herons.
Meaning
(historical) A hawk used in hunting herons.
Example Sentences
Old Joan was a noted heroner. She was never flown at any other quarry, and she had been brought out on the chance of finding a heron at siege.
Whilst the sound yet lingered above their heads, came another band, of falconers and huntsmen, prickers and varlets, with hawk and heroner, hound and spaniel, so many and well-appointed, that they seemed like a little army.
Brough-mill, which in the reign of Edward III. belonged to the family of Strelley, was then held by the service of attending the King on horseback whenever he should come into Derbyshire, carrying a heroner (or heron-falcon [footnote: Falco heronarius]).
Word Forms
- heroners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heronsew, hern, heronshaw, hernshaw, make-hawk, heronry.
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