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jess

  (jĕs) pronunciation
n.

A short strap fastened around the leg of a hawk or other bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.

tr.v., jessed, jess·ing, jess·es.

To put jesses or a jess on (a hawk, for example).

[Middle English ges, from Old French, pl. of jet, something thrown, from Vulgar Latin *iectus, alteration of Latin iactus, past participle of iacere, to throw.]


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