Definition of hawk

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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..

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Jashawk :: Jashawk (n.) A young hawk.
Tarsel :: Tarsel (n.) A male hawk. See Tercel.
Arms :: Arms (n.) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.
Entermewer :: Entermewer (n.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. t.) To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets..
Seel :: Seel (v. t.) To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over the head.
Weather :: Weather (v. t.) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.
Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk..
Cast :: Cast (n.) That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm..
Fishhawk :: Fishhawk (n.) The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard..
Accipiter :: Accipiter (n.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk..
Falconine :: Falconine (a.) Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconida.
Hawk :: 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..
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..
Redtail :: Redtail (n.) The red-tailed hawk.
Lure :: Lure (v. i.) To recall a hawk or other animal.
Bockelet :: Bockelet (n.) A kind of long-winged hawk; -- called also bockerel, and bockeret..
Cadge :: Cadge (n.) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
Hawker :: Hawker (n.) One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman..
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