“metal ring attached to the end of a hawk’s jess and connecting it to the leash,” 1530s, from Old French vervelle (mid-14c.), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum “joint.”
“metal ring attached to the end of a hawk’s jess and connecting it to the leash,” 1530s, from Old French vervelle (mid-14c.), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum “joint.”