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jess definition

jess (jes)

noun

a strap for fastening around a falcon's leg, with a ring at one end for attaching a leash
also sp. jesse

Etymology: ME ges < OFr gies, gets, pl. (see jet): from its use in letting a hawk fly

transitive verb

to fasten jesses on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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