2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stannel \Stan"nel\ (-n[e^]l), n. [AS. st[=a]ngella, stangilla; properly, stone yeller, i. e., a bird that yells from the rocks. See {Stone}, and {Yell}, and cf. {Stonegall}.] (Zool.) The kestrel; -- called also {standgale}, {standgall}, {stanchel}, {stand hawk}, {stannel hawk}, {steingale}, {stonegall}. [Written also {staniel}, {stannyel}, and {stanyel}.] [1913 Webster] With what wing the staniel checks at it. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Steingale \Stein"gale\, n. The stannel. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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