Definition of hawk

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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..

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Hover-hawk :: Hover-hawk (n.) The kestrel.
Stank :: Stanielry (n.) Hawking with staniels, -- a base kind of falconry..
Frounce :: Frounce (n.) An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the hawk's bill..
Accipiter :: Accipiter (n.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk..
Falcongentil :: Falcongentil (n.) The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius).
Falconine :: Falconine (a.) Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconida.
Potter :: Potter (n.) One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
Hawking :: Hawking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haw.
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..
Tire :: Tire (v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does..
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..
Backworm :: Backworm (n.) A disease of hawks. See Filanders.
Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk..
Jessed :: "Jessed (a.) Having jesses on, as a hawk..
Gleam :: Gleam (v. i.) To disgorge filth, as a hawk..
Nias :: Nias (n.) A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person..
Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.
Entermewer :: Entermewer (n.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year..
Tomahawk :: Tomahawk (v. t.) To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk..
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.
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