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

  1. 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.

  1. 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"

  2. Eagle as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.

  3. Eagle as a noun (US, numismatics, historical):

    A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

  4. 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.

  5. Eagle as a noun (golf):

    A score of two under par for a hole.

  1. Eagle as a verb (golf):

    To score an eagle.