1) Boxer willard 2) Boxing champ willard 3) Boxing legend Willard 4) British adventure novel 5) English boy and girl name 6) English feminine given name 7) Fighter Willard 8) Hawk restrainer 9) Heavyweight champ willard 10) Heavyweight willard 11) Jack Dempsey rival Willard 12) Old boxing champ willard
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[Misfits] Jess is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama Misfits, portrayed by Karla Crome. Jess was created to replace Antonia Thomas and Iwan Rheon, who played Alisha Daniels and Simon Bellamy, after they departed the show. Jess began appearing from series 4 episode 1, in which she was introduced alo...
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[falconry] A jess (plural `jesses`) is a thin strap, traditionally made from leather, used to tether a hawk or falcon in falconry. Jesses allow a falconer to keep control of a bird while it is on the glove or in training, and allow a bird to be secured on a perch outside its aviary. ==Types== Jesses come in various types: Jesses are general...
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[programming language] Jess is a rule engine for the Java platform that was developed by Ernest Friedman-Hill of Sandia National Labs. It is a superset of the CLIPS programming language. It was first written in late 1995. The language provides rule-based programming for the automation of an expert system, and is frequently termed as an expe...
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ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk
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• (n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer`s hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.
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(from the article `falconry`) ...Some falconers also prefer to train their shortwings and broadwings to take a hood for the convenience of being able to blindfold the hawk in an ...
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Either of two leather straps attached to the legs of captive birds of prey. Jesses allow a falconer or rehabilitator to handle the bird or tether it to a perch.
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strap (traditionally leather) that attaches to the anklet of a captive bird of prey. See Photo
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Jess noun ;
plural Jesses . [ Old French
gies ,
giez , prop. plural of
giet ,
get ,
jet , French
jet , a throwing, jess. See
Jet a shooting forth.] (
falconry ) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to...
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A jess is a short strap of leather tied about the leg of a hawk so as to hold it on the fist.
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Traditionally, these are leather strips which go through the anklets so the falconer can hold the bird and attach the leash. Modern jesses are of many types of material including parachute cord and various braids.
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jess, jessing, jessed 1. A short strap with a ring for attaching a leash, fastened around one of the legs of a falcon or other trained bird of prey/ 2. To put a jess on a bird. 3. Etymology: from about the 14th century, from Old French ges, form of get, 'act of throwing'; from Latin jactus which comes from jacere, 'to throw'.
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Leather strap attached to the tarsus of a hawk
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Jess is an English name for boys and girls. The meaning is `gift from God` The name Jess is most commonly given to Scottish boys. (13 times more often than to American boys.) In Flanders it is (almost) solely given to girls It is short for: Jessica If it's too long you might use: Jesse What do they use in other countries? Jessy (German, English) Je...
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