hawk

10 definitions found

hawk - 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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  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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  Hawk \Hawk\, v. t.
     To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
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  Hawk \Hawk\, n. [W. hoch.]
     An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied
     with noise.
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  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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  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.
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  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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hawk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

hawk - 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.)

hawk - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "hawk":
     Argus, beat, cat, chase, chauvinist, course, dispense, dog,
     dribble, drive, drivel, drool, eagle, expectorate, falcon, ferret,
     flush, follow the hounds, fowl, go hunting, gun, hound, huckster,
     hunt, hunt down, jack, jacklight, jingo, jingoist, lynx,
     militarist, monger, peddle, prowl after, ride to hounds, run,
     salivate, shikar, shoot, slabber, slaver, slobber, spew, spit,
     sport, stalk, start, still-hunt, track, trail, vend, war dog,
     war hawk, warmonger, weasel