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Varvel

Var′vel

,
Noun.
[F.
vervelle
.]
In falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the jesses.
[Written also
vervel
.]

Definition 2024

varvel

varvel

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Noun

varvel ‎(plural varvels)

  1. (falconry, heraldry) A metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds.
    • 1894 — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, s.v. Falcon.
      To the jesses, it is said, are attached the varvels, sometimes written vervels, or rings.

Etymology

From Old French vervelle ‎(“falcon's leg fetter”), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum ‎(“joint”).

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