meute

M3E1U1T1E1
/mjuːt/

noun

A cage for hawks; a mew.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

nounmeute (plural meutes)

plural meutes

  1. A cage for hawks; a mew.

    Many were held by lay abbots , who , by degrees , expelled the monks ; the cloisters became the camps of their retainers , the stables of their coursers , the kennels of their hounds , the meutes of their hawks.

    1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity

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APA

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“meute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meute. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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