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Vinony

eagle

noun

  1. golf score
  2. large carnivore bird
  3. United States coin
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈiɡəl/ / /ˈiːɡəl/ / [ˈɪi̯ɡəl] ~ [ˈɪi̯ɡl̩]

name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname, from the name of the bird as a byname. See eagle.
  2. Any of a number of rivers in the United States and Canada.
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  16. A village in Eagle and Swinethorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8767).

noun

Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.

  1. An Eagle Scout.
  2. An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank.

    “When will Roderick get his Eagle?”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

  1. To score an eagle.