Obs. [f. TRAIN sb.2; but prob. not always distinguished from TRAIN v.1]
1. trans. To lay (a train or snare); to set (a trap). Cf. TRAIN sb.2 2.
1412–20. Lydg., Chron. Troy, IV. 4935. Þat iustly þei may fallen in þe diche Whiche þei han made & for vs y-treyned.
2. Falconry. To entice (a hawk) by means of a live bird used as a lure. (Cf. TRAIN sb.2 4.)
1575. Turberv., Falconrie, 117. Let the quayle wherewithall you trayne hir haue a feather pulled out of each wing and cast off the sparowhawke to hir a farre off.
3. intr. Of a hawk: To come to the train or lure.
1579. Lyly, Euphues (Arb.), 35. The fleetest fish swalloweth the delicatest bait:… the highest soaring Hauke traineth to ye lure.
