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falconry

[fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn-] / ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən- /


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To protect 300,000 trucks a year from a persistent pigeon invasion, Ford Motor turned to an ancient practice: falconry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

They settled on falconry, an ancient practice of hunting smaller game with trained birds of prey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jess, on loan from a friend in Scotland with a falconry center, was accustomed to people, so she was featured in Mabel’s calmest moments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

He said: "It's about 30% from farming now, 70% from weddings, falconry, helicopter rides, glamping, you name it."

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

Tassoni is well aware of all sorts of things that the ancients did not have: falconry, for example, or silk, or perspective painting.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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