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Post by Allan on Apr 4, 2005 15:06:04 GMT -5
Its amazing how many sayings we have in our everyday language that have come from Falconry terms....... I reckon everyone knows a handfull....Some guys might not know any........Therefore this could be a learning curve  Heres my stab......BOOZER.....? A person who drinks a lot of beer... Explain.... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Weasel on Apr 4, 2005 15:32:15 GMT -5
That term, Boozer, comes from the term bowser. This means a bird who drinks alot of water or Bowsing which means a raptor is drinking.
Another term is codger as in " You old codger!"
This term comes from the word Cadger. This was the person who carried the falcon cadge and this job was generally given to the older members of the hawking group.
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Post by Allan on Apr 4, 2005 15:41:20 GMT -5
In the UK we say .........Can I cadge a lift or can I cadge a cigarette..........This is because ,at the end of a hunting morning with the Upper class,the Cadgeman would sell his stories at the local public house for pennies to purchase Ale......Nothing Changes ;D
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Post by Minca on Apr 4, 2005 23:42:11 GMT -5
Another term is codger as in " You old codger!" This term comes from the word Cadger. This was the person who carried the falcon cadge and this job was generally given to the older members of the hawking group. You forgot to mention Caddy, as in golf...which is still a very similar job only it's carried out by young instead of old these days.... ;D As well as Old Hag.... coming from haggard. |
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Allan
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Post by Allan on Apr 5, 2005 14:15:54 GMT -5
Going round and round in circles.....?
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Post by mass on Apr 7, 2005 17:10:41 GMT -5
fed-up....feeling fed-up, self explanatry
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Post by Allan on Apr 8, 2005 15:18:21 GMT -5
Round and round in circles...........Someones bound to know that one.....Come on...Im getting fed up.mmmmmm...
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Post by Yarak on Apr 8, 2005 16:29:58 GMT -5
Ringing or to ring up.
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Post by Allan on Apr 8, 2005 16:42:15 GMT -5
Yep.............Its not a term I know.....to ring up.....But,yeah,its the same thing.
A Falcon needs to go round and round in circlles and finally get her pitch before you let the pointers go in...
NEXT ONE.........................................................................................................Left Right And Centre..Mmmmmmm?
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Post by frootdog on Apr 12, 2005 19:30:02 GMT -5
How about to ferret something out?
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Post by Yarak on Apr 12, 2005 20:26:25 GMT -5
Yep.............Its not a term I know.....to ring up.....But,yeah,its the same thing. A Falcon needs to go round and round in circlles and finally get her pitch before you let the pointers go in... NEXT ONE.........................................................................................................Left Right And Centre..Mmmmmmm? Quartering or to quarter a field? Yarak |
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Post by ColdZero on Apr 13, 2005 9:28:06 GMT -5
to reach the end of your tether?
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Allan
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Post by Allan on Apr 14, 2005 15:36:51 GMT -5
Awwww... Come on lads.....
Bated Breath......
Ten so far.....
But does NO ONE know ...Left,Right and Centre..??
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Post by Riker on Apr 18, 2005 13:42:31 GMT -5
those are soccer positions!!
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Post by Allan on Apr 19, 2005 3:09:08 GMT -5
For those of you with....eyes like a Hawk.....you will notice that the feathers in the Hawks train moult out Left,right, centre,left,right,centre....  |
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