eyas

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eyas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eyas \Ey`as\, n. [F.niais fresh from the nest, a derivative fr.
     L. nidus nest. E. an eyas for a nias. See Nest, and cf.
     Nias, Jashawk.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from
     the nest, not able to prey for itself. --Shak J. H. Walsh
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  Eyas \Ey"as\, a.
     Unfledged, or newly fledged. [Obs.]
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           Like eyas hawk up mounts unto the skies,
           His newly budded pinions to assay.       --Spebser.
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eyas - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eyas
      n 1: an unfledged or nestling hawk