Falcon

noun

/ˈfɒlkən/

Word Frequency: 1.5

Definitions

1.nounAny bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

2.nounA female such bird, a male being a tiercel.

3.nounA light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.

4.verbTo hunt with a falcon or falcons.

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