FALCON
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Falcon (plural Falcons)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Falcon is the 2398th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15125 individuals. Falcon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (71.13%) and White (22.52%) individuals.
Anagrams
• flacon
Etymology
Noun
falcon (plural falcons)
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
(historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
Verb
falcon (third-person singular simple present falcons, present participle falconing, simple past and past participle falconed)
To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
Anagrams
• flacon
Source: Wiktionary
Fal"con, n. Etym: [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon, faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf. Falchion.]
1. (Zoöl.) (a) One of a family (Falconidæ) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight. (b) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game. In the language of falconry, the female peregrine (Falco peregrinus) is exclusively called the falcon. Yarrell.
2. (Gun.)
Definition: An ancient form of cannon. Chanting falcon. (Zoöl.) See under Chanting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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