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| jess [ jess ] |
noun (plural jess·es) |
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falcon's leash strap: 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
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transitive verb (past and past participle jessed, present participle jess·ing, 3rd person present singular jess·es) |
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fit bird with jess: to put a jess on a bird
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| [14th century. < Old French ges, form of get "act of throwing" < Latin jactus< jacere "to throw"] |
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