- Lure (falconry)
A lure is a mechanism used in
falconry . It is a pair of bird wings attached to an object which is swung round and round in a cord, for thefalcon to chase.
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Lure — can refer to: * Lure (falconry) * Lure coursing, a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure * LURE Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise * Fishing lure * Lure, Haute Saône, a commune of the Haute Saône département, in… … Wikipedia
lure — lÊŠr /ljÊŠÉ™ n. something which attracts, enticement; bait used to trap an animal or catch a fish; object of leather and feathers tied to a long line and used to attract a hawk (Falconry) v. tempt, entice, attract, seduce; recall a hawk by means… … English contemporary dictionary
lure — [loor] n. [ME < MFr leurre < OFr loirre, prob. < Frank or Goth * lōthr, akin to MDu loder, lure, OE lathian, to invite] 1. a device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in… … English World dictionary
lure — ► VERB ▪ tempt to do something or to go somewhere. ► NOUN 1) a thing that lures a person or animal to do something. 2) the attractive qualities of a person or thing. 3) a type of bait used in fishing or hunting. 4) Falconry a bunch of feathers… … English terms dictionary
Falconry training and technique — Training raptors (birds of prey) is a complex undertaking. Books containing hundreds of pages of information and advice by experienced falconers are still rudimentary at best.Many important details vary between individual raptors, species of… … Wikipedia
Falconry — For the unblack metal album, see Falconry (album). Flying a Saker Falcon … Wikipedia
falconry — /fawl keuhn ree, fal , faw keuhn /, n. 1. the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking. 2. the art of training hawks to hunt. [1565 75; FALCON + RY, modeled on F fauconnerie] * * * Sport of employing falcons or other hawks in… … Universalium
lure — lurement, n. lurer, n. luringly, adv. /loor/, n., v., lured, luring. n. 1. anything that attracts, entices, or allures. 2. the power of attracting or enticing. 3. a decoy; live or esp. artificial bait used in fishing or trapping. 4. Falconry. a… … Universalium
lure — [[t]lʊər[/t]] n. v. lured, lur•ing 1) anything that attracts, entices, or allures 2) the power of attracting or enticing 3) spo a decoy; live or esp. artificial bait used in fishing or trapping 4) spo a feathered decoy used in falconry to recall… … From formal English to slang
lure — /ˈluə / (say loohuh), /ˈljuə / (say lyoohuh) noun 1. anything that attracts, entices, or allures. 2. a decoy; a bait, especially an artificial one, used in angling. 3. a feathered decoy, sometimes baited, on a long thong, used in falconry to… …
