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You probably don't even realize it - but we all talk the language of falconry! Fed up? Hoodwinked? Haggard? Having such a long and rich history around the world, the practice of falconry has developed an extensive vocabulary to describe it. Over time many of these words and phrases have become part of everyday life without many of us realising the original meaning behind the term.

Interesting article exploring how idiomatic phrases like "under my thumb", "fed up," and "hoodwinked" have their origins in falconry.