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(intransitive, falconry, obsolete) Of a hawk or other bird of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop or gorge.

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gleam

Source Word

gleam

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɡliːm/

intransitive obsolete

(intransitive, falconry, obsolete) Of a hawk or other bird of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop or gorge.

Japanese Meaning

（古語・鷹狩りの用語）猛禽類（鷹など）が、作物（脾臓の部分）から汚物や不純物を吐き出す行為

At dawn the old hawk would gleam, disgorging the foul contents of its crop before the hunt.

夜明けに、年老いた鷹は狩りの前に嗉嚢（そくのう）から汚物を吐き出した。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, falconry, obsolete) Of a hawk or other bird of prey: to disgorge filth from its crop or gorge.

gleams

（ present singular third-person ）

gleaming

（ participle present ）

gleamed

（ participle past ）

gleamed

（ past ）