Jess (falconry) anklet worn by the bird, which is itself formed of another rectangular strip of leather, bound together at the ends by a grommet (usually of brass), prevented from slipping through the grommet by the knobbed end. Often, another slit is placed near the thin end of the jess cut about one inch long and running lengthwise, through which a special type of swivel is fitted, preventing the whole arrangement from twisting or tangling about itself or the bird when a leash is threaded through the other end. Their intent is more to prevent the risk of the bird deciding to
Names given to the Spanish language on words "Castilian"/"castellan" in the novel "Don Quixote" (Chapter 2). The region was thus named because it was a frontier land controlled from a series of fortified castles. It shared borders with rival Moorish Spain (to the south) and the Christian kingdoms of Leon (to the west) and Navarre and Aragon (to the east). While "espanyol" is used in Standard Philippine and other languages of the Philippines, the word "kastilà" is more frequently used. Furthermore "katsila" is also used among those who speak Visayan languages, such as Cebuano. During the presence of Moors in Hispania, Spanish was sometimes given the