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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A heron (originally specifically when small or young). dialectal

   "As when a cast of Faulcons make their flight / At an Herneshaw, that lyes aloft on wing […]."

Example

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"As when a cast of Faulcons make their flight / At an Herneshaw, that lyes aloft on wing […]."

Etymology

From Middle English heronsewe, from Old French haironcel, diminutive of heiron.

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