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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A line, cord, or tether; specifically, in falconry, a strip of leather attached to the foot of a bird of prey when not secure in its perch.
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Etymology: Middle English loyne, from Middle French loigne, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin lumbea, from Latin lumbus; akin to Old English lendenu loins, Old Church Slavonic ledvije
loins and determination hanya27 2004
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