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hawk1 British & World English

a diurnal bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase

hawk2 British & World English

carry about and offer (goods) for sale, typically advertising them by shouting

hawk3 British & World English

clear the throat noisily

hawk4 British & World English

a plasterer’s square board with a handle underneath for carrying plaster or mortar

duck hawk British & World English

the peregrine falcon

fish hawk British & World English

another term for osprey.

hawk-eyed British & World English

having very good eyesight

hawk owl British & World English

a hawklike owl with a small head and long tail

Black Hawk British & World English

(1767–1838), American Indian leader, chief of the Sauk and Fox Indians; native name Makataimeshekiakiak. He fought to repossess Indian lands in the Black Hawk War 1832

hawk eagle British & World English

a small tropical eagle with broad wings and a long tail, and typically a crest

hawk-nosed British & World English

(of a person) having a nose which is curved like a hawk’s beak

Kitty Hawk British & World English

a town on a narrow sand peninsula on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina from where, in 1903, the Wright brothers made the first powered aeroplane flight

marsh hawk British & World English

North American term for hen harrier.

chicken hawk British & World English

a hawk of a type that is reputed to prey on domestic fowl

Cooper's hawk British & World English

a North American bird of prey resembling but smaller than the goshawk

harrier hawk British & World English

an African bird of prey with a bare yellow face, resembling a goshawk but flying like a harrier

Harris' hawk (also Harris hawk) British & World English

a large chocolate-brown buzzard with chestnut shoulder patches, popular with falconers. It occurs in arid country from the southern US to South America and frequently nests in tall cacti

passage hawk British & World English

a hawk caught for training while on migration, especially as an immature bird of less than twelve months

Swainson's hawk British & World English

a dark-colored, narrow-winged buteo of western North America

tarantula hawk British & World English

a large spider-hunting wasp of the southwestern US

red-tailed hawk British & World English

the commonest and most widespread buzzard of North and Central America, with a reddish tail

red-shouldered hawk British & World English

a common North American hawk having reddish-brown shoulders and dark wings with white spots

hawk something up in hawk3 British & World English

bring phlegm up from the throat

have eyes like a hawk in hawk1 British & World English

miss nothing of what is going on around one

watch someone like a hawk in hawk1 British & World English

keep a vigilant eye on someone, especially to check that they do nothing wrong

ballhawk British & World English

a player who is good at getting possession of or catching the ball

Harris hawk in Harris' hawk (also Harris hawk) British & World English

a large chocolate-brown buzzard with chestnut shoulder patches, popular with falconers. It occurs in arid country from the southern US to South America and frequently nests in tall cacti

sparrowhawk British & World English

a small Old World woodland hawk that preys on small birds

eyed hawk in hawk1 British & World English

used in names of hawkmoths, e.g. eyed hawk

marsh hawk in hen harrier British & World English

a widespread harrier of open country, the male of which is mainly pale grey and the female brown


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