seel
/si:l/
seel is a rare English verb from historical falconry: to sew shut the eyelids of a hawk or falcon. It names a very specific, now obsolete practice once used temporarily in training birds of prey, so it is not a word for ordinary modern conversation. What makes seel useful to recognize is its narrow grammar and setting: it works as a transitive verb, often with a hawk, falcon, or the bird’s eyes as the object. The lesson also looks at related forms like seeling and unseel, plus the contrast with hooding a bird. Watch the full lesson to see how this unusual word fits in historical English.
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