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Word entry · 6 letters

falcon

Best crossword clue

"Fast bird of prey"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɔː(l)kən/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acflnoStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Fast bird of prey with pointed wings, or the act of hunting with such birds.

Word origin

From Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).

Used in a sentence

  • He rode astride while hawking; she falconed in the ladylike position of sidesaddle.

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