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austringer

or ´Ç²õ·³Ù°ù¾±²Ô·²µ±ð°ù

[ aw-strin-jer ]

noun

Falconry: Obsolete.
  1. a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of austringer1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English ostringer, alteration, with intrusive n, as in passenger ( def ), of Middle French ostricier, derivative of ostour “hawk,†from Medieval Latin auceptor, Latin acceptor, alteration of accipiter “h²¹·É°ìâ€
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Example Sentences

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Just as in modern shooting, you must never offer criticism to the man in command, so in hawking it was important that no outside advice should be allowed to disturb the judgment of the austringer.

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Hob said gruffly, “Ah, master, us shall make an austringer of 'ee yet.â€

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All the villagers were there, every male soul on the estate from Hob the austringer down to old Walt with no one, every man carrying a spear or a pitchfork or a worn scythe blade on a stout pole.

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A person who trains falcons is called a falconer, but a person who trains hawks is called an austringer.

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George's devotion to the austringer's discipline may be a little crazed, but Crews suggests that any obsession is better than inane passivity.

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