Definition of hawk

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Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..

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Chapbook :: Chapbook (n.) Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book..
Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..
Cryer :: Cryer (n.) The female of the hawk; a falcon-gentil.
Huckster :: Huckster (n.) A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker..
Nias :: Nias (n.) A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person..
Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) The fighting of hawks with each other.
Tercelet :: Tercelet (n.) A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet.
Musket :: Musket (n.) The male of the sparrow hawk.
Accipitrine :: Accipitrine (a.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
Clap :: Clap (n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Hover-hawk :: Hover-hawk (n.) The kestrel.
Mouse-ear :: Mouse-ear (n.) A European species of hawkweed (Hieracium Pilosella).
Cadge :: Cadge (v. t. & i.) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc..
Bawl :: Bawl (v. t.) To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does..
Ospray :: Ospray (n.) The fishhawk.
Train :: Train (v.) Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare..
Mew :: Mew (n.) A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural..
Enseel :: Enseel (v. t.) To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk.
Grail :: Grail (n.) One of the small feathers of a hawk.
Rabate :: Rabate (v.) To recover to the fist, as a hawk..
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