A small round metal bell used in falconry, attached to the leg of the bird.

plural of DFL

(linguistics) A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.

(slang, dated) Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner. / (slang, dated) Synonym of bottom: a passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.