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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Hobby :: Hobby (n.) A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking..
Sparhawk :: Sparhawk (n.) The sparrow hawk.
Man :: Man (v. t.) To tame, as a hawk..
Enseel :: Enseel (v. t.) To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk.
Mouse-ear :: Mouse-ear (n.) A European species of hawkweed (Hieracium Pilosella).
Hawkweed :: Hawkweed (n.) A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius).
Bower :: Bower (n.) A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest..
Hawk Moth :: Hawk moth () Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm..
Nias :: Nias (n.) A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person..
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar..
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken..
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..
Gleam :: Gleam (v. i.) To disgorge filth, as a hawk..
Jayhawker :: "Jayhawker (n.) A name given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or guerrilla..
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise..
Moth :: Moth (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth..
Stank :: Stanielry (n.) Hawking with staniels, -- a base kind of falconry..
Peddlery :: Peddlery (n.) The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler..
Tomahawk :: Tomahawk (n.) A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron..
Eyas :: Eyas (n.) A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to prey for itself..
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