"heroner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heroners [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English heroner, from Anglo-Norman heroner. By surface analysis, heron + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|heroner}} Middle English heroner, {{der|en|xno|heroner}} Anglo-Norman heroner, {{surf|en|heron|-er}} By surface analysis, heron + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} heroner (plural heroners)
  1. (historical) A hawk used in hunting herons. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Falconry

Inflected forms

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