TERCEL


Meaning of TERCEL in English

[ 'tə:s(ə)l ]

(also tiercel )

■ noun Falconry a male hawk, especially a peregrine or a goshawk. Compare with falcon .

Origin

ME: from OFr., based on L. tertius 'third', perh. from the belief that the third egg of a clutch produced a male.

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