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Chapbook :: Chapbook (n.) Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book..

Haggard :: Haggard (a.) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.

Tercelet :: Tercelet (n.) A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet.

Kingbird :: Kingbird (n.) A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show

Liguliflorous :: Liguliflorous (a.) Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed, etc..

Stannic :: Stannel (n.) The kestrel; -- called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall..

Aerie :: Aerie (n.) The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest..

Hawk :: 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..

Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop.

Accipitral :: Accipitral (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike..

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

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.

Sore :: Sore (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

Dorhawk :: Dorhawk (n.) The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker.

Hawked :: Hawked (a.) Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.

Jayhawker :: "Jayhawker (n.) A name given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or guerrilla..

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.

Colporteur :: Colporteur (n.) A hawker; specifically, one who travels about selling and distributing religious tracts and books..

Nias :: Nias (n.) A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person..

Peddling :: Peddling (a.) Hawking; acting as a peddler.

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