eagle

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡəl/

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• Rhymes: -iːɡəl

eagle (plural eagles)

1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

   Synonyms: erne, broadwing

2. (heraldry) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
3. (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
4. (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
5. (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

• (13th-c. counterfeit coin): pollard, rosary, mitre, leonine, scalding, crockard, steeping

eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)

1. (golf) To score an eagle.

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• Aegle, aglee

Borrowed from English eagle.

• IPA^(key): /iɡl/

eagle m (plural eagles)

1. (golf) eagle

• bogey
• birdie
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