The difference between Crockard and Eagle
When used as nouns, crockard means a 13th-century coin minted in europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of king edward i, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed, whereas eagle means any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Eagle is also verb with the meaning: to score an eagle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Crockard and Eagle
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Crockard as a noun (historical, numismatics):
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.
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Eagle as a noun:
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Examples:
"synonyms: erne broadwing"
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Eagle as a noun (heraldiccharge):
A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
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Eagle as a noun (US, numismatics, historical):
A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
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Eagle as a noun (historical, numismatics):
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
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Eagle as a noun (golf):
A score of two under par for a hole.
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Eagle as a verb (golf):
To score an eagle.