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What does the word "rung" mean in the poem "The Windhover," in the stanza

I caught this morning morning's minion, king
-dom of daylight's dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding
Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding
High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing

A. A rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair

B. A heavy staff of cudgel

C. A spoke of a wheel

D. A high level of hierarchy

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Answer:

Horses are often exercised by someone having them on a rein - holding the reins...

To ring, in falconry, is a way of gaining height by soaring in tight circles; the man controlling the horse stands in the center of the corral with his whip and rein as the horse trots around him.  The falcon rises in the sky in spiral and then breaks off, and is able to use the momentum of his spiral.

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