Dictionary entry

Astringer

Webster's Dictionary 1913

As‐trin″ger (�), n. [OE. ostreger, OF. ostrucier, F. autoursier, fr. OF. austour, ostor, hawk, F. autour; cf. L. acceptor, for accipiter, hawk.] A falconer who keeps a goshawk. Shak.Cowell. [Written also austringer.]