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Piercel vs Tiercel - What's the difference?

piercel | tiercel |

As nouns the difference between piercel and tiercel

is that piercel is a kind of gimlet for making vents in casks while tiercel is a male hawk or falcon, used in falconry.

piercel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks.

    • Synonyms

    * piercer (Webster 1913)

    tiercel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tercel * terzel * tassel * tassell

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male hawk or falcon, used in falconry.

    • Synonyms

    * tarse * tercelet

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