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Stannel
Pronunciation : Stan"nel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. stangella, stangilla; properly, stone yeller, i.e., a bird that yells from the rocks. See Stone, and Yell, and cf. Stonegall.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The kestrel; -- called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall. [Written also staniel, stannyel, and stanyel.] With what wing the staniel checks at it. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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