JM
Jade Macalla
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Mews. Stables, but properly a cage for hawks when moulting. The word has acquired its present meaning because (in the 17th cent.) the royal stables were built upon the site (now occupied by the National Gallery) where formerly the king's hawks were kept. (BDoP&F, p.609)
JM
Jade Macalla
@jademacalla.bsky.social
Explorer. Director. Storyteller. Proprietor of The Green Cat Cabaret. Secretary of the Corsairs Club.
126 followers11 following17 posts