Falcon

fnw'kn, n. a bird of prey formeily trained to the pursuit game. Fr. fancon— L. falco, from falx, a hook or sickle, the bird being so called from its hooked claws,] Falconer, fnw'kn-er, « one who sports w-ith, or who breeds and trains falcons or hawks for taking wild-fowl. [Fr,fauconnicr.~\