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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
hawk
n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings
and a long tail
2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
[syn: hawk, war hawk] [ant: dove, peacenik]
3: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to
hold or carry mortar [syn: mortarboard, hawk]
v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle,
monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
2: hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
3: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat
before he started to speak" [syn: clear the throat, hawk]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek,
AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht,
Icel. haukr, Sw. h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of
E. heave.] (Zool.)
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the
family Falconid[ae]. They differ from the true falcons in
lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in
having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size
and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were
formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the
word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as
the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.
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Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed
hawk (Buteo borealis); the red-shouldered (Buteo
lineatus); the broad-winged (Buteo Pennsylvanicus);
the rough-legged (Archibuteo lagopus); the
sharp-shinned (Accipiter fuscus). See Fishhawk,
Goshawk, Marsh hawk, under Marsh, Night hawk,
under Night.
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Bee hawk (Zool.), the honey buzzard.
Eagle hawk. See under Eagle.
Hawk eagle (Zool.), an Asiatic bird of the genus
Spiz[ae]tus, or Limn[ae]tus, intermediate between the
hawks and eagles. There are several species.
Hawk fly (Zool.), a voracious fly of the family
Asilid[ae]. See Hornet fly, under Hornet.
Hawk moth. (Zool.) See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary.
Hawk owl. (Zool.)
(a) A northern owl (Surnia ulula) of Europe and America. It
flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.
(b) An owl of India (Ninox scutellatus).
Hawk's bill (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the
striking mechanism of a clock.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawk \Hawk\, n. [W. hoch.]
An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied
with noise.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawk \Hawk\, v. t. [Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. h["o]ken,
h["o]cken, to higgle, to retail, h["o]ke, h["o]ker, a
higgler, huckster. See Huckster.]
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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His works were hawked in every street. --Swift.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawk \Hawk\, n. (Masonry)
A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold
mortar.
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Hawk boy, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with
mortar.
[1913 Webster] hawkbill
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawked (h[add]kt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Hawking.]
1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks
trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to
practice falconry.
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A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior.
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2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike
like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.
--Dryden.
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A falcon, towering in her pride of place,
Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. --Shak.
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawk \Hawk\, v. i. [W. hochi.]
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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8. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Hawk \Hawk\, v. t.
To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
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9. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Hawk
(Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and
hence appropriate to the hawk). It is an unclean bird (Lev.
11:16; Deut. 14:15). It is common in Syria and surrounding
countries. The Hebrew word includes various species of
Falconidae, with special reference perhaps to the kestrel (Falco
tinnunculus), the hobby (Hypotriorchis subbuteo), and the lesser
kestrel (Tin, Cenchris). The kestrel remains all the year in
Palestine, but some ten or twelve other species are all migrants
from the south. Of those summer visitors to Palestine special
mention may be made of the Falco sacer and the Falco lanarius.
(See NIGHT-HAWK.)
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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