Definition of hawk

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Hawk (n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise..

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Parauque :: Parauque (n.) A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to South America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.
Cancelier :: Cancelier (v. i.) To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk.
Astringer :: Astringer (n.) A falconer who keeps a goshawk.
Hawked :: Hawked (imp. & p. p.) of Haw.
Cast :: Cast (n.) That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm..
Harrier :: Harrier (n.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier (Circus aerunginosus), and the hen harrier (C. cyaneus)..
Filanders :: Filanders (n. pl.) A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein; -- called also backworm..
Train :: Train (v.) Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare..
Tomahawking :: Tomahawking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tomahaw.
Rufterhood :: Rufterhood (n.) A kind of hood for a hawk.
Entermewer :: Entermewer (n.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year..
Mohawk :: Mohawk (n.) One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians..
Arms :: Arms (n.) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.
Seamed :: Seamed (a.) Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.
Pannel :: Pannel (n.) The stomach of a hawk.
Clap :: Clap (n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Flat :: Flat (n.) A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats..
Falconer :: Falconer (n.) A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
Costermonger :: Costermonger (n.) An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer..
Accipitres :: Accipitres (n. pl.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls..
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