Rufter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rufter is a noun meaning A loose-fitting hood for birds, used in falconry.
Meaning
A loose-fitting hood for birds, used in falconry.
Example Sentences
A special shelf, and the most beautiful of all, held the hoods: very old cracked rufter hoods which had been made for birds before Kay was born, tiny hoods for the merlins, small hoods for tiercels, splendid new hoods which had been knocked up to pass away the long winter evenings.
Word Forms
- rufters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include riding hood, ruche, ruff, birrus, helmet, brail.
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