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‖n. [ Native South American name. ] (Zoöl.) A wild cat (Felis eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas. It is reddish yellow and about the size of the domestic cat, but with a more slender body and shorter legs.

n. [ OF. erre journey, march, way, fr. L. iter, itineris, a going, way, fr. the root of ire to go. Cf. Errant, Itinerant, Issue. ] (O. Eng. Law) A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They were itinerant judges, who rode the circuit, holding courts in the different counties. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Ey, an egg.

{ , n.; pl. Ey"ries [See Aerie] The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place; aerie. [1913 Webster]

The eagle and the stork
On cliffs and cedar tops their eyries build. Milton. [1913 Webster]

n. A fair or market. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Norse Mythology) The god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity, presiding over rain, sunshine, and all the fruits of the earth, dispensing wealth among men; son of Njorth (Njord) and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir. He was especially worshipped in the temple at Upsala in Sweden [ WordNet 1.5 + Century Dict. 1906 ]