Definition of hawk

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Hawk (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies..

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Liguliflorous :: Liguliflorous (a.) Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed, etc..
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..
Mohock :: Mohock (n.) See Mohawk.
Mew :: Mew (v. t.) To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers..
Bockelet :: Bockelet (n.) A kind of long-winged hawk; -- called also bockerel, and bockeret..
Duffer :: Duffer (n.) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat..
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..
Career :: Career (n.) The flight of a hawk.
Pannel :: Pannel (n.) The stomach of a hawk.
Hawker :: Hawker (n.) One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman..
Accipitrine :: Accipitrine (a.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
Kestrel :: Kestrel (n.) A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species..
Mounty :: Mounty (v.) The rise of a hawk after prey.
Sparhawk :: Sparhawk (n.) The sparrow hawk.
Dorhawk :: Dorhawk (n.) The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker.
Haggard :: Haggard (a.) Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk..
Quarry :: Quarry (n.) The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks..
Redtail :: Redtail (n.) The red-tailed hawk.
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise..
Train :: Train (v.) Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare..
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