1) Beauties oddly decrease 2) Check 3) Contain 4) Control 5) Curb 6) Decrease 7) Diminish 8) French word used in English 9) Hold 10) Hold in 11) Lessen 12) Lessen or lower 13) Lessen the force of 14) Lessen the intensity of 15) Lessen, to the Bard 16) Make less intense 17) Moderate 18) Moderate or restrain
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1) Trap
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When a raptor tries to fly from its perch or falconers fist when startled.
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• (v. t.) To remove. • (v. t.) To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather. • (v. i.) To remit or retrench a part; -- with of. • (n.) An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. • (n.) See 2d Bath. • imp. of Bite. • (v. t.) To d......
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An attempt to fly from the fist or perch when secured.
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http://www.americanfalconry.com/Glossary.html
An attempt by a bird of prey to fly when it is tied to a perch or held on a gloved hand.
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http://www.dvrconline.org/glossary.html
1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. 'He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him.' (Locke) ... 2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction. 'To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with the parliament.' (South) ... 3. To leave out; to except. 'Bate me the king, and...
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To flutter off the fist or perch; an abortive attempt to fly when the bird is restrained by the leash.
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22209
when the bird of prey leaps off your fist or from its perch
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22210
sudden movement of a raptor off a handler
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22220
Bate imperfect of
Bite . [ Obsolete]
Spenser. Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/21
Bate intransitive verb 1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with
of . « Abate thy speed, and I will
bate of mine.
Dryden. »
2. To waste away. [ Obsolete]
Shak. Found on
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Bate noun [ Prob. abbrev. from
debate .] Strife; contention. [ Obsolete]
Shak. Found on
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Bate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Bated ;
present participle & verbal noun Bating .] [ From
abate .]
1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. « He must e...
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when a hawk jumps off the falconer's glove or a perch.
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http://www.ohiofalconry.org/glossary.html
Bate is British slang for a bad temper or rage.
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The action of the bird attempting to fly from a perch or the fist while attached by a leash. The bird may be startled and wanting to leave, may have seen something attractive and curious to fly to it, or may be impatient to be flying or hunting.
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[
v] - moderate or restrain 2. [v] - flap the wings wildly or frantically 3. [v] - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
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To flap when tethered. orig.Fr: battre des ailles = to flap the wings
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verb soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; `bate hides and skins`
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
when a hawk jumps off a falconer
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22212
[Intelligent words] moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
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