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Jess
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jess'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/j/jess.html. 1828.