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heroner

heroner noun: a hawk used in hunting herons.

Noun

heroner (plural heroners)

  1. (historical) A hawk used in hunting herons.
    • 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]).1817, Daniel Lysons, Samuel Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5: Derbyshire, page 184
    • 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.1845, The Metropolitan, volume 42, London: Saunders and Otley, page 101

Forms of heroner

pluralheroners

Origin of heroner

From Middle English heroner, from Anglo-Norman heroner. By surface analysis, heron + -er.

Questions about heroner

What does heroner mean?
Heroner means a hawk used in hunting herons.
What part of speech is heroner?
Heroner is a noun.
What is the plural of heroner?
The plural of heroner is heroners.

Words near heroner in the dictionary

  1. Heron's formula
  2. Heron's fountain
  3. Heron's fountains
  4. heron's-bill
  5. heronbill
  6. heroner
  7. heroners
  8. heroness
  9. Herongate
  10. Herongate and Ingrave
  11. Heronian

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