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hallier

hallier noun: a kind of net for catching birds.

Noun

hallier (plural halliers)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of net for catching birds.
    • [Y]ou must make two plain halliers to accompany the tunnel-net […]1782, The Sportsman's Dictionary
    • The halliers, or wings of the tunnel, must not be pitched straight, but in a sort of semicircle; and the birds, when they stop their march, will run along them to the middle, where the mouth of the tunnel is open.1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, page 65

Forms of hallier

pluralhalliers

Origin of hallier

From hale (“to pull”).

Questions about hallier

What does hallier mean?
Hallier means a kind of net for catching birds.
What part of speech is hallier?
Hallier is a noun.
What is the plural of hallier?
The plural of hallier is halliers.

Words near hallier in the dictionary

  1. Hallidayan
  2. Hallidays
  3. Hallidays Point
  4. hallidome
  5. Hallie
  6. hallier
  7. halliers
  8. Hallig
  9. halligan
  10. Halligan bar
  11. Halligan bars

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