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Word: Jess
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French ges, based on Latin jactus ‘a throw’, from jacere ‘to throw’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɛs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a short leather strap that is fastened round each leg of a hawk, usually also having a ring or swivel to which a leash may be attached.
Short Definition:short leather strap fastened round each leg of hawk
Word: Jess
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɛs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
put jesses on (a hawk).
Short Definition:put jesses on
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