eagle

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Golden eagle (bird).
See also Eagle

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[edit] Etymology

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From Middle English egle from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, egle, from the Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn "eagle" from Old English earn. More at erne

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1894 golden eagle (coin).

[edit] Noun

Singular
eagle

Plural
eagles

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.
  2. (US) A gold coin with a face value of $10.00 formerly used in the United States.
  3. (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to eagle

Third person singular
eagles

Simple past
eagled

Past participle
eagled

Present participle
eagling

to 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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