Kite

William Smith's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. ayyah), a rapacious and keen-sighted bird of prey belonging to the hawk family. The Hebrew word thus rendered occurs in three passages- (Leviticus 11:14; 14:13; Job 28:7) In the two former it is translated "kite" in the Authorized Version, in the latter "vulture." It is enumerated among the twenty names of birds mentioned in (14:1) ... which were considered unclean by the Mosaic law and forbidden to be used as food by the Israelites.

Related Words

Kite
·noun Fig. : One who is rapacious. II. Kite ·noun The <<Belly>>. III. Kite ·noun The <<Brill>>. I...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Kite
An unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Lev. 11:14; Deut. 14:13). The Hebrew word used, 'ayet, is ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
kite
n. common English bird-name. The speciesin Australia are – – Allied Kite – – Milvus affanis, Gould....

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
kite
a belly. Cumb. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Box kite
·add. ·- A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist of two light rec...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Eddy kite
·add. ·- A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was ext...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Finbat kite
·add. ·- = Eddy kite. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
kite flying
An expression well known to mercantile men of limited means, or who are short of cash. It is a combi...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
bowdy-kite
a person with a bow'd belly. So bow or bow'd window. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
bumble-kite
a bramble or black-berry. Cumb. So called also in Hampshire; perhaps a corruption of bramble kates. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
life-kite
A contrivance for saving the lives of shipwrecked persons by forming a communication between the wre...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-kite
A contrivance for sending a hawser from a stranded vessel to the shore. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book