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Expectorate :: Expectorate (v. t.) To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth..

Coster :: Coster (n.) One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc..

Hood :: Hood (n.) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.

Swoop :: Swoop (v. i.) To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop..

Hawk :: 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..

Wapacut :: Wapacut (n.) The American hawk owl. See under Hawk.

Carvist :: Carvist (n.) A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand; a hawk in its first year.

Winkle-hawk :: Winkle-hawk (n.) A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also winkle-hole.

Tomahawking :: Tomahawking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tomahaw.

Huckster :: Huckster (n.) A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker..

Flat :: Flat (n.) A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats..

Hawked :: Hawked (imp. & p. p.) of Haw.

Stonecrop :: Stonecray (n.) A distemper in hawks.

Mohawk :: Mohawk (n.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.

Dudder :: Dudder (n.) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer..

Hawk-eyed :: Hawk-eyed (a.) Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.

Falconer :: Falconer (n.) A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

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..

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..

Mantle :: Mantle (v. i.) To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively..

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