staniel noun.
['stanj(ǝ)l] obsolete exc.
dial. Also stannel
['stan(ǝ)l].
[Old English stān(e)ġella lit. 'stone-yeller', from stān STONE noun + suffix rel. to ġellan YELL verb.]The kestrel. Also as a term of contempt for a person, with allus. to the uselessness of the kestrel for falconry.
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