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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River :: River (v. i.) To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.
Enseel :: Enseel (v. t.) To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk.
Potter :: Potter (n.) One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
Mohawk :: Mohawk (n.) One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians..
Eyas :: Eyas (n.) A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to prey for itself..
Nias :: Nias (n.) A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person..
Bawl :: Bawl (v. t.) To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does..
Train :: Train (v.) Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare..
Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
Sea Hawk :: Sea hawk () A jager gull.
Tire :: Tire (v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does..
Flag :: Flag (n.) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
Colporteur :: Colporteur (n.) A hawker; specifically, one who travels about selling and distributing religious tracts and books..
Badger :: Badger (n.) An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise..
Accipitrine :: Accipitrine (a.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
Sue :: Sue (v. t.) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk..
Cast :: Cast (n.) A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand.
Tomahawking :: Tomahawking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tomahaw.
Flag :: Flag (n.) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc..
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