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Clap :: Clap (n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

Indian :: Indian (a.) Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk..

Tomahawk :: Tomahawk (n.) A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron..

Peddlery :: Peddlery (n.) The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler..

Accipiter :: Accipiter (n.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk..

Lure :: Lure (n.) A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks..

Bewit :: Bewit (n.) A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.

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

Peddler :: Peddler (n.) One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker..

Pounce :: Pounce (v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively..

Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken..

Peddle :: Peddle (v. t.) To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware..

Beam :: Beam (n.) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.

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

Unseel :: Unseel (v. t.) To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten..

Maalin :: Maalin (n.) The sparrow hawk.

Cadge :: Cadge (n.) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Mew :: Mew (v. t.) To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers..

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

Brancher :: Brancher (n.) A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.

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