Definition of hawk

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Hawk (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies..

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Hawker :: Hawker (n.) A falconer.
Dudder :: Dudder (n.) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer..
Mew :: Mew (v. t.) To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers..
Sparhawk :: Sparhawk (n.) The sparrow hawk.
Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk..
Bawl :: Bawl (v. t.) To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or town-crier does..
Career :: Career (n.) The flight of a hawk.
Hawkweed :: Hawkweed (n.) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop.
Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) The fighting of hawks with each other.
Peddlery :: Peddlery (n.) The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler..
Colporteur :: Colporteur (n.) A hawker; specifically, one who travels about selling and distributing religious tracts and books..
Seamed :: Seamed (a.) Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken..
Groundnut :: Groundnut (n.) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut..
Tiercelet :: Tiercelet (n.) The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk..
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.
Tassel :: Tassel (n.) A male hawk. See Tercel.
Arms :: Arms (n.) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.
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