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EYAS
eyas
(noun) an unfledged or nestling hawk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eyas (plural eyases or eyasses)
A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.
Synonyms
• eyasmusket
Anagrams
• Ayes, Saye, Seay, ayes, easy, saye, yaes, yeas
Source: Wiktionary
Ey`as, n. Etym: [F.niais fresh from the nest, a derivative fr. L. nidus nest. E. an eyas for a nias. See Nest, and cf. Nias, Jashawk.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A nesting or unfledged Lird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to pr Shak J. H. Walsh
Ey"as, a.
Definition: Unfledged, or newly fledged. [Obs.] Like eyas hawk up mounts unto the skies, His newly budded pinions assay. Spebser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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