Sentence:  To condition a hawk, feed it once in three days with as much meat as it can possibly stow away—which you will find a vast quantity, and more than necessary for a meal. This feast is known technically as a <WSD>"gorge</WSD>". [...] Between the <WSD>gorges</WSD> give only regular meals, and not by any means plentiful ones. Two <WSD>gorges</WSD> a week ought to be sufficient, with two meals a day, morning and evening. After a <WSD>gorge</WSD>, hood your hawks, to keep them in a torpid state till digestion is accomplished. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An act of gorging.