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Definition of hawk

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Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk..

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Chapman :: Chapman (n.) A peddler; a hawker.

Seamed :: Seamed (a.) Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.

Accipitres :: Accipitres (n. pl.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls..

Jashawk :: Jashawk (n.) A young hawk.

Enseel :: Enseel (v. t.) To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk.

Toret :: Toret (n.) A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses; also, a ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc..

Kestrel :: Kestrel (n.) A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species..

Cheap-john :: Cheap-john (n.) A seller of low-priced or second goods; a hawker.

Buzzardet :: Buzzardet (n.) A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer..

Gleam :: Gleam (v. i.) To disgorge filth, as a hawk..

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..

Higgle :: Higgle (v. i.) To hawk or peddle provisions.

Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..

Tomahawk :: Tomahawk (n.) A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron..

Principal :: Principal (n.) The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.

Dorhawk :: Dorhawk (n.) The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker.

Rabate :: Rabate (v.) To recover to the fist, as a hawk..

Dorrhawk :: Dorrhawk (n.) See Dorhawk.

Sparhawk :: Sparhawk (n.) The sparrow hawk.

Accipiter :: Accipiter (n.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk..