noun. A small falcon (Falco columbarius) of northern regions, having predominantly dark plumage and a black-striped tail.

noun. A kind of hawk; a falcon of small size, belonging to the genus Falco, and to that section of the genus called Æsalon or Hypotriorchis.

noun. A hardy, active pony, somewhat larger than the Shetland, found in Wales.

noun. A small European falcon (Falco columbarius, syn. Falco lithofalco, or Falco æsalon). In North America called also pigeon hawk.

noun. A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe and Asia.

noun. small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry

noun. (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor

"The merlin was a type of falcon well adapted to a lady's purpose, and hawking parties were common among the Norman-English families of the neighborhood -- often including dames and demoiselles who flew their own falcons."

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