astringer









astringer


astringer [as-trin-jer] Word Origin noun Falconry.

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

Also austringer, ostringer. Origin of astringer 1425–75; late Middle English ostringer, alteration, with intrusive n, as in passenger, of Middle French ostricier, derivative of ostour hawk Medieval Latin auceptor, Latin acceptor, alteration of accipiter accipiter

50 queries 0.388