creance
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A long light rope that a trainer uses to hold a young bird of prey while it learns to fly
- noun
- /ˈkriːəns/
- Specialized
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creanza
- A few of the less reliable birds we flew with a creance—a long, thin line attached to the falconer's glove at one end and to the hawk's jesses at the other.
Examples
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During training, the falconer uses a creance to control the young hawk's flight distance.
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Then we worked her outdoors in the afternoons with a creance line, first flying her fist to fist and then short distances to the lure.
Fiction book (1993) -
By attaching a creance to the jesses, the bird can fly freely without getting too far away.
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The creance allows falconers to safely train their birds while teaching them to hunt.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Creance (falconry) comes from an old French word for a 'line' or 'cord' used with birds. Think of it as a long training leash that keeps a young hawk safe while it learns to fly.