What is the act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air. [Obs.] called?
trussing — The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air. [Obs.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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